Officials recently released documents detailing a “threat” investigation against a Burnet County justice of the peace, which authorities determined did not rise to the level of a crime.
Pct. 2 Justice of the Peace Lisa Whitehead faced the inquiry in October 2023 after reports surfaced by another justice of the peace and a court bailiff of an alleged threat that “she wanted to kill James Oakley,” according to the incident report.
Whitehead offered a statement on Jan. 8 to The Highlander about the probe. “At no point was I a threat to James Oakley. I felt threatened every day I went to my office. I filed a complaint and he was investigated by the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct for, among other things, his behavior towards me over a twoyear period,” she stated. “The Commission found that his behavior was unacceptable and he was publicly reprimanded.”
