'Dead Men Can’t Testify': East Texas Justice of the Peace Indicted on Witness Tampering, Official Oppression

'Dead men can’t testify': East Texas Justice of the Peace indicted on witness tampering, official oppression

"Dead men can't testify": Rains County Judge indicted after alleged threat

Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin has been criminally charged with official oppression and tampering with a witness following allegations he threatened a man to take a plea deal and coerced his chief clerk.

Grand jury indicts Rains County justice of the peace on 2 counts official oppression, 2 counts witness tampering

A Rains County Grand Jury has indicted a justice of the peace on two felony charges and two misdemeanor charges.

East Texas judge already facing lawsuit arrested on official oppression, witness tampering

RAINS COUNTY — An East Texas judge, who is already facing a federal lawsuit for similar allegations, was arrested Wednesday night for accusations of official oppression and tampering with a witness.

Rains County Judge Arrested, Indicted on Charges of Witness Tampering and Official Oppression

Rains County Justice of the Peace Robert Jenkins Franklin was arrested on Wednesday, May 28, and booked into the Van Zandt County Jail following a grand jury indictment on four felony charges andmdash; two counts of official oppression and two counts of tampering with a witness. According to court records, the charges stem from two separate incidents. One oppression and one tampering charge are linked to an October 16, 2023 incident, while the o…