Johnson County Sheriff Adam King voluntarily placed himself on administrative leave following his indictment on Wednesday, according to his office.

According to the indictment dated July 21, 2025, after learning a female employee filed a human resource complaint against him for sexual harassment, King tried to get her home address "knowing the fact would cause a reasonable person to feel harassed, terrified, intimidated, alarmed or tormented."

King, 57, also allegedly threatened Chief Deputy James Saulter, who reported the allegations, a violation of the whistleblower act, the indictment states. An attorney for Saulter said he followed proper protocol in the investigation and that once King became aware of it, he suspended Sualter and stripped him of his gun, badge and vehicle.

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