Judge Guy Williams arrested on public intoxication, resisting arrest on Padre Island

Eleanor Dearman | Corpus Christi

Show Caption Hide Caption What to know about Judge Guy Williams' trial Judge Guy Williams was charged with two second-degree felony counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. After a March trial, there was an acquittal on one count and a mistrial declared on the other.

Judge Guy Williams found himself behind bars again after he was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and resisting arrest, police said.

Williams, who is accused in an unrelated felony road rage case, was arrested Tuesday night, according to Corpus Christi Police Department officials.

The arrest came after Williams was involved in a one-vehicle crash on Whitecap Boulevard and Park Road 22 on Padre Island in which he was the passenger. The driver of the vehicle left the road and hit some palm trees, Corpus Christi police Lt. Chris Hooper said.

The driver, whose name was not released by police, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Williams was arrested at about 11:23 p.m. Tuesday, Hooper said.

The Caller-Times has requested the police reports.

He was released on $1,000 bail Wednesday morning, Nueces County jail officials said.

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In March, Williams was acquitted of one felony count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon related to a April 2017 incident. He was accused of pointing a gun at a couple in a vehicle.

The jury deadlocked on a verdict on a second felony count. A new trial hasn't been set. His lawyers this month filed a motion asking that the case not be retried.

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It's unclear whether prosecutors will seek to have his bail revoked in the felony case in light of the new arrest. A spokeswoman with the Attorney General's Office declined comment.

Williams' attorneys Terry Shamsie and Lisa Greenberg also declined to comment about the new arrest.

Williams, a Republican, remains suspended from the bench and is not seeking another term for 148th District Court. For months, visiting judges have been handling cases in the court, which includes felony and civil matters.

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