Overview
- A Johnson County grand jury returned new indictments Thursday charging Sheriff Adam King with retaliation against a witness and tampering with evidence.
- Prosecutors link the retaliation count to actions involving ousted chief deputy James Saulter, whose two days of emotional testimony featured heavily in recent hearings.
- The new charges arrive weeks after a jury deadlocked at King’s first trial earlier this month and set the stage for a criminal retrial scheduled for November.
- A judge has allowed King to return to work part time with court-ordered limits on contact with witnesses while the criminal and civil cases proceed.
- Saulter has filed a civil petition seeking King’s removal from office and local officials have provided limited public comment and access to the new indictment documents.