According to the official website of the Brown County Jail, on Monday morning Brown County Judge Shane Britton was arrested in Brownwood on the following charges – tampering with evidence, hindering apprehension of a criminal suspect, tampering with a witness, abuse of a public office, and assault of a public servant.

Admittance time was 9:23 a.m. Monday.

Bond for the five charges totaled $30,000.

BrownwoodNews.com reached out to the Texas Rangers and was told at 11:40 a.m. the Texas Rangers are not allowed to give out information on an ongoing investigation.

BrownwoodNews.com has also reached out to Britton and offered him the opportunity to comment.

Britton is being challenged in the March 3 Republican Primary election by Patrick Howard, who lives in Early but has an office in Bangs.

On Tuesday, bigcountryhomepage.com shared information regarding indictment documents for the cases against Britton, detailing the allegations for each charge, which are summarized below:

• Abuse of Official Capacity – In December 2023, Britton is accused of violating a law related to his office as public servant by practicing law in Brown County while he was serving as Brown County Judge.
• Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution – In January 2024, Britton is accused of helping a suspect avoid arrest by “not signing the warrant and allowing it to sit on his desk unsigned which was his duties to sign under his authority as Brown County Judge.”
• Tampering with Government Document – In January 2024, Britton is accused of intentionally concealing the arrest warrant of a suspect and this, “governmental record was not destroyed pursuant to legal authorization.”
• Assault Public Servant – In March 2024, Britton is accused of hitting the Assistant County Attorney for Brown County in the head while she was conducting plea negotiations with defense counsel. 
• Tampering with a Witness in Family Violence Case – In January 2024, Britton is accused of trying to get a victim in a family violence case to sign an affidavit of non-prosecution, and he also was allegedly sitting on warrants, which were issue for the arrest of the suspect and protection of the victim, and he also is accused of trying to influence the victim to withhold testimony or information during the prosecution of this family violence case.

Britton has also been suspended without pay by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.