"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."
"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."
Judge Alan Shane Britton of Brown County, Texas, was suspended without pay by a Nov. 25 order following a Nov. 20 indictment. The indictment includes third-degree felonies: assault on a public servant for allegedly striking a prosecutor in the head on March 20, 2024, during plea negotiations; tampering with a witness for allegedly instructing a person named in a Jan. 31 arrest warrant to obtain an affidavit of nonprosecution; and tampering with a government document for allegedly concealing an arrest warrant on Jan. 10, 2024. Misdemeanor counts include hindering apprehension for failing to sign a Jan. 3 arrest warrant and abuse of official capacity for practicing law in December 2023 while serving as a judge. Attempts to contact Britton by email and through his chambers were not returned.
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