Johnson County sheriff indicted again, this time on perjury charge

The embattled Johnson County sheriff has been indicted again, this time on a charge of aggravated perjury, court documents show.

Sheriff Adam King, who was in August charged with abuse of office and witness retaliation, is accused of lying under oath while testifying before the grand jury in those cases, according to the indictment.

A female employee, training coordinator Anna Goodloe, told WFAA-TV last month that King began sexually harassing her in February 2024 when she returned to work after a month in the intensive care unit.

Goodloe’s health issues caused her to lose 130 pounds, she said.

At that point, King began calling her “Dr. Skinny” and making other unwelcome remarks, which continued until July of this year, Goodloe said.

There were days, Goodloe said, that the effects of the harassment were so terrible that she would pull over on the highway to vomit as she drove into work. Eventually, it was more painful to carry on like that than it was to “pull the trigger” and report the harassment, she said.

King perjured himself when he told the grand jury that he did not change Goodloe’s work schedule after learning she had reported the harassment, according to the indictment.

When asked whether Goodloe’s schedule had been changed to five eight-hour shifts a week instead of four 10-hour shifts, King said that Capt. Ben Arriola or Chief Deputy James Saulter were responsible for the change.

Arriola was appointed acting sheriff after King placed himself on administrative leave in August.

King is accused of threatening Saulter to stay quiet about Goodloe’s allegations, according to the previous indictments.

Arriola’s and Saulter’s testimonies to the grand jury, along with the testimonies of Johnson County Judge Christopher Boedecker and Chief Deputy Mark Reinhardt, “materially contradicted” King’s assertions, according to the indictment.

King had, in fact, “openly discussed” his plans to change Goodloe’s schedule with the four men, who advised him against doing so, according to the indictment.

Aggravated perjury is a third-degree felony, punishable by a prison sentence of two to 10 years and a fine of up to $10,000.

This story was originally published October 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM.