Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) said on Tuesday he fled a man who served him with a subpoena because he “perceived this person as a threat”.
Driving the news: A judge granted Paxton’s request to quash the subpoena on Tuesday after the bailiff alleged Paxton ran away from him and avoided him for more than an hour inside from his house before leaving in a truck driven by his wife.
- Paxton is running to win a third term in November.
- The subpoena was related to a lawsuit involving the funding of abortion rights.
What he says : “[A] strange man came onto my property at home, shouted unintelligibly and charged at me,” he said. said in a statement on Tuesday. “I perceived this person as a threat because he was neither honest nor forthright about his intentions.”
- The bailiff is “lucky that this situation has not escalated or required force,” he added, noting that he is taking “common sense precautions for my safety and that of my family” when he is at home.
The big picture: Paxton faces several legal challenges in addition to the abortion funding lawsuit, including a 2015 indictment for state securities fraud, an investigation into corruption allegations, and a lawsuit filed by the bar. of the state of Texas, reports the Texas Tribune.