A North Texas man is free on bond after being arrested early Wednesday on two misdemeanor charges tied to what he said in a public comment period during a meeting of the Tarrant County Commissioners Court.

EJ Carrion told NBC 5 he was arrested at about 3 a.m. after being stopped on his way home. He said he was told he was pulled over for not using a turn signal.

“Then they said their warrant for my arrest, that I didn’t know about, and then got taken in, and now here 12 hours later,” Carrion said. “It feels a lot to have this support.”

His attorney, Lesa Pamplin, said she got a call from Carrion a few hours after his arrest.

“I was shocked and so I started making phone calls to see where the process was. I called the magistrate judge,” Pamplin explained.

The complaint accuses Carrion of two misdemeanor counts connected to the Aug. 4 Tarrant County Commissioners Court meeting. As residents spoke out during a public comment period about a proposed cut to the number of polling locations for the midterm election, Carrion’s turn came at the microphone.

“You said you’re all about cooling the temperature and yet you vote for this extremist bulls***. All of you are bulls***,” Carrion said. Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare responded, “Remove him immediately from the room. You have disrupted this meeting. You are disrupting the meeting. We are now in recess.”

The complaint alleges Carrion intentionally or recklessly hindered the meeting through noise, disturbance, or tumultuous behavior, and continued after an explicit official request to stop. The second count alleges he “obstructed or interfered with the meeting by physical action or verbal utterance.”

Pamplin said the timing of the warrant raises questions.

“It’s just fascism. Tim O’Hare wants to control what happens in Tarrant County. He wants to control what people say in Commissioners Court, and that should alarm everybody,” Pamplin said.

In an email, O’Hare’s office told NBC 5, “This is a law enforcement matter; the County Judge Office has no involvement.”

In a statement, the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office said, “The Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office provides security for Commissioner’s Court and responds when conduct inside the courtroom disrupts official proceedings. During the most recent meeting, the County Judge requested the removal of several individuals whose behavior was deemed disruptive. Two incidents met the threshold for criminal charges under the Disruption of a Meeting or Procession.”

Former Texas State Rep. Lon Burnam was carried out of the Commissioners Court meeting and arrested, and Carrion was escorted out of the building, and the charge was filed against him later. Both men posted bond and were released from the Tarrant County Jail.

“I think if you can’t stand up to leadership and if you can get arrested for something that challenges them, I think we all should be concerned in Tarrant County,” Carrion said.