A Tarrant County judge who dropped out of a re-election race in January after he was accused of forging signatures to get on the ballot has been charged with tampering with government records.
Russ Casey, the justice of the peace for Precinct 3 in northeast Tarrant County, will appear in court on the charge at 9 a.m. Monday, according to court records.
The Tarrant County Republican Party had been investigating the allegation that Casey submitted fake signatures to get on the ballot in the March primary.
The Tarrant County sheriff's department confirmed that it was also investigating the forgery allegations.
In a letter announcing his withdrawal in January, Casey said county Republican Party chairman Tim O'Hare "is so biased against that he will stop at nothing to prevent my re-election."
"I no longer have confidence that a fair election can actually be held while he remains chairman," Casey wrote in the letter. "I do not feel it is in the best interest of the party for me to remain a candidate."
Casey told WFAA that the forgery allegations were "completely false."
Last year, a state court reprimanded Casey for having a sexual relationship with his clerk.
