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Johnson County Sheriff Adam King\u2019s mugshot.<\/p>\n
Johnson County Jail<\/p>\n
Johnson County Sheriff Adam King, who prosecutors allege retaliated against a deputy over accusations of sexual harassment, plans to testify in his own defense, according to his attorney Bill Mason.<\/p>\n
Mason made the statement Monday at the beginning of his remarks during jury selection for King\u2019s trial.<\/p>\n
King was indicted in August 2025 of two separate felony counts of retaliation against his former chief deputy James Saulter and sheriff\u2019s department employee Anna Goodloe.<\/a><\/p>\n King was accused of sexually harassing female employees by making comments about their appearance, and in one instance telling Goodloe to remove a sweater revealing a V-neck T-shirt in order to perform her duties, according to the August indictment.<\/p>\n King fired Saulter<\/a> from the sheriff\u2019s department in May of this year over accusations of insubordination.<\/p>\n The jury being selected Monday will be tasked with evaluating the allegations that King retaliated against Saulter.<\/p>\n If convicted, King could serve anywhere from two to 10 years in prison, and pay up to a $10,000 fine, Judge John Wilson Weeks told the jury pool ahead of the selection process.<\/p>\n The Goodloe retaliation case along with a separate misdemeanor sexual harassment charge and felony perjury charge are still in pre-trial proceedings.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Fort Worth Star-Telegram<\/p>\n