An affidavit filed last year stated that Johnson County Sheriff Adam King reportedly threatened Deputy Chief Saulter for cooperating with investigators.
CLEBURNE, Texas — The chief deputy of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, who was a witness in a sexual harassment case against Sheriff Adam King, has been fired by King after reportedly failing to show up for a required internal affairs interview.
In a letter written by King to James Saulter on Tuesday, King wrote that Saulter’s failure to show up constituted insubordination. There was an internal affairs investigation on Saulter related to reportedly falsifying time sheets, disobeying a direct order and failing to report part-time employment through the correct channels.
Late last year, Saulter was listed as a witness in the Texas Rangers’ investigation into sexual harassment allegations involving multiple female employees. An affidavit filed last year stated that King reportedly threatened Saulter for cooperating with investigators in the case.
In addition to a charge of abuse of office related to sexual harassment, King also faces two charges of retaliation against a witness.
According to the affidavit filed, King allegedly made numerous “unwelcome sexual advances” and verbally harassed female employees.
King also faced a charge of perjury, but that charge was dropped last December.
King had voluntarily placed himself on administrative leave after his arrest in August, but during a hearing in October, Judge John Weeks allowed King to return to the sheriff’s office three days per week.