Judiciary
Judge accused of hitting prosecutor is suspended without pay
A judge in Brown County, Texas, has been suspended without pay after his indictment stemming partly from allegations that he hit a prosecutor and tried to hinder an arrest by failing to sign an arrest warrant. (Image from Shutterstock)
A judge in Brown County, Texas, has been suspended without pay after his indictment stemming partly from allegations that he hit a prosecutor and tried to hinder an arrest by failing to sign an arrest warrant.
Judge Alan Shane Britton of Brown County, Texas, was suspended in a Nov. 25 order, report Law.com, KTXS and KTAB/KRBC.
Britton was indicted Nov. 20 on these third-degree felony charges:
• Assault on a public servant. Britton allegedly hit a prosecutor in the head March 20, 2024, while she was conducting plea negotiations with the defense counsel.
• Tampering with a witness in a family violence case. Britton is accused of instructing a person named in an arrest warrant Jan. 31, 2024, to get the victim to sign an affidavit of nonprosecution.
• Tampering with a government document, for allegedly concealing the arrest warrant Jan. 10, 2024.
He was also indicted on these Class A misdemeanor charges:
• Hindering apprehension or prosecution, for allegedly failing to sign the arrest warrant Jan. 3, 2024, and leaving it on his desk.
• Abuse of official capacity. Britton is accused of practicing law in Brown County in December 2023 when he was also a Texas judge.
The ABA Journal was unable to reach Britton through an email contact form with the State Bar of Texas. A message left with his chambers was not immediately returned.
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