Texas judge pointed gun at motorist in road rage incident, police say

Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Texas judge is facing two felony charges after he allegedly pointed a gun at another driver during a road rage incident, police said.

District Judge Guy Williams, 67, who hears cases in the Corpus Christi area in Texas, pleaded not guilty to two counts of felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon Friday.

Corpus Christi police said on April, 28, Williams attempted to run another vehicle off the road and then pointed a gun at the people inside the vehicle, reported the Corpus Christi Caller Times.

In a statement to KRIS-TV, Williams' attorneys denied the charges against him and said the judge "looks forward to his day in court.".

"[Williams] has spent his life defending the Constitution of the United States and anticipates the values he risked his life for will be upheld in the courtroom and justice will he served," they said.

Williams was told to give up all of the firearms in his household pending the outcome of his trial, which is scheduled for March 19. He then challenged the order.

"I've had violent threats levied against me, so y'all are leaving me at home without protection," he said.

But Sid Harle, a judge from nearby Bexar County who was assigned to preside over the case, told Williams that was standard procedure in felony cases involving firearms.