Texas Scorecard by Jacob Asmussen November 24, 2020
The judge pleaded guilty to disobeying his order back in April. While government officials across the state ordered citizens to “stay home†over the last few months, one Central Texas county judge has pleaded guilty for disregarding his own decree.
According to court documents released Tuesday, Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell will have to pay a $1,000 fine for violating his own stay-at-home order, a Class C misdemeanor. Gravell, who had ordered citizens to stop gatherings for fear of the Chinese coronavirus, was caught on camera in April visiting his grandson’s birthday party dressed up in a county fireman’s suit.
According to the complaint filed against him, Gravell had asked an off-duty sheriff’s deputy to drive him first to the fire department to borrow the protective gear, then to the party.
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