A former South Texas judge accused of resisting arrest and other misdemeanors is allowed to have guns in his home and drink alcohol.

Guy Williams, a Republican judge who long presided over the 148th District Court in Nueces County, appeared on Monday before visiting Judge Sid Harle of Bexar County.

He and his attorneys asked the judge to reconsider Williams’ pretrial bond conditions.

"It just seems just a little out of bounds in regards to having some sort of conditions, especially those that are imposed," said Chris Gale, one of Williams' attorneys. "So we are objecting to those at this time."

Typically there are no pretrial bond conditions set for misdemeanor cases in Nueces County, Gale said during the hearing.

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Williams has faced a string of legal troubles the past year. Most recently, in November, he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawful carrying of a weapon.

"What we're concerned about is the safety of the community, as well as the safety of the defendant," said Jane Starnes, a prosecutor with the Texas Attorney General's office. "We just would want to see him demonstrate longer than two weeks after being out of rehab some kind of demonstration that he has the ability with these conditions."

In May, Williams was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and resisting arrest in connection with an incident on Padre Island.

BAIL CONDITIONS

Williams was released on bail late last year and entered into treatment for post traumatic stress disorder for the second time.

Court records show he was released from treatment in late December and given bail conditions on Dec. 31 that include he be on partial GPS house arrest, have no contact with several individuals, abstain from alcohol and drugs and surrender firearms to his attorney.

Those conditions were again amended following Monday's hearing on a motion filed Dec. 20 by Gale and Amie Augenstein.

Harle agreed Williams could drink per his attorneys’ request but offered some words of caution.

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"The problem I see in this case, Judge, is every time you're about to be free and clear, something else happens," Harle said to Williams. "I'm gonna say, you're kind of your own worst enemy. So I don't care about the alcohol and the drugs (conditions).

"If you have a problem, then that will just probably lead me to look at bond conditions to the extent that you stay in jail until we get the case tried."

The judge also permitted Williams to have guns, but only in his home for self-protection. In their motion, Williams' attorneys argue he has a "constitutional right to bear firearms."

Williams had previously been ordered not to have guns on his person or in his vehicle. When arrested in the DWI case, several guns were found in his car, court records show.

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"Given that (Williams) has told this Honorable Court that he has been disregarding this Court's specific order not to possess any firearms outside of his home 'since day one,' that should be reason enough for this Court to continue to impose this condition," prosecutors stated in their motion.

During Monday's hearing, prosecutors said Williams is not currently licensed to carry a firearm, contrary to his attorneys' stance he is.

Gale and Augenstein also argued Williams is currently subject to bail conditions unrelated to his pending cases when restricted from contacting certain witnesses including current judges and county officials. Starnes argued the no-contact orders in place wouldn't prohibit him from practicing law, if Williams desires to do so.

Harle lifted a number of the no-contact orders, allowing for some orders to be kept for people who prosecutors plan to call in the sentencing phase of trial. He also permitted Williams to have his GPS monitor removed.

BLOOD RESULTS

The attorneys wrote in the document that a blood content laboratory report shows Williams was below the legal limit at the time of his November DWI arrest. A responding motion from prosecutors also states Williams' blood alcohol level was "just slightly under the legal limit of .08."

On Monday, Starnes said it was at .075.

"However, the sample is currently undergoing additional testing for the presence of any drugs and that testing has not been completed yet," the document states. "Notably, the blood test does confirm that the defendant did consume alcohol, and that was a clear violation of the courts conditions of bonds in effect since July 10, 2018."

TRIAL DATE AND OTHER MATTERS

Williams' resisting arrest case is set for trial March 25, with a pretrial hearing about a month before that.

Williams has been formally charged for resisting arrest but not in the November case on DWI and unlawful carrying of a weapon. Starnes said Monday that the attorney general's office is waiting for the new test results to come back before determining how to proceed.

Unrelated to his criminal matters, Williams was disciplined by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in December for inappropriately touching three women, including a sitting judge, among other things. Augenstein said as part of the appeal process she and Gale have filed a letter requesting the decision be reviewed.