Overview
- King voluntarily placed himself on administrative leave, and Captain Ben Arriola was named acting sheriff.
- A grand jury charged him with misdemeanor official oppression by sexual harassment and two felony counts of retaliating against a witness.
- He was arrested by his own deputies and booked into the Johnson County Jail on Wednesday after turning himself in.
- The indictment details alleged harassment of multiple female employees, citing comments on appearance and a remark that he would "do ungodly things" to one woman.
- County officials say the Rangers began investigating about six weeks ago, and jail records no longer list King following his booking.