Posted on 06/09/2024 5:07:38 AM PDT by texanyankee
A Travis County assistant district attorney was arrested Saturday morning on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an argument with a roommate, according to an arrest affidavit.
Joseph Frederick III, 51, was booked in the Travis County jail at 3:49 a.m. by the Austin Police Department, according to Travis County inmate records.
According to the arrest affidavit, Frederick and his roommate got into an argument Friday after Frederick said his roommate was making “googly eyes” at a guest in their apartment.
An argument escalated and the roommate went into his bedroom, locked his door and packed his belongings, the affidavit said. During this time, the roommate told police Frederick was trying to force the bedroom door open and caused damage to the door.
The roommate told police he opened the bedroom door and saw Frederick pointing a silver revolver at him, according to the affidavit. The roommate left the room, and when he returned he saw Frederick point a gun at his face and say, “I’ll shoot you.”
Police said video taken by the roommate showed Frederick walking around with a gun. Frederick is heard accusing the roommate of pushing him and saying “that the gun is self-defense.”
olice recovered a fully loaded silver revolver from Frederick, the affidavit said.
As of 10 p.m. Saturday, Frederick was still in jail custody. His bail was set at $10,000.
KXAN reached out to the Travis County District Attorney’s Office, and they told us they will be reviewing the information of the case and do not have a comment at this time.
Frederick currently works in the Travis County District Attorney’s Office and received his Texas bar license in 2007, according to the State Bar of Texas.
Roommate = homosexual lover 🤮
Looks more like a pahrtner (as they say in UK) than a ‘roommate’.
Google is gonna sue for defamation, or, givecan award for DEI commentary.
Interesting. Is it typical that DA’s in one state apply for bar admittance in another state? They wouldn’t have prosecutorial jurisdiction in anither state.
Travis County investigating Travis County.
"We have conducted an investigation of our employee and find no evidence of illegal activity."
Cat fight!
Would there be a connection with this and the fact that Democrats now control Austin?
In Texas guys like to smoke their own meat.
Welcome to the Justice System in Travis County.
One dead, one "DA" in the slammer doing the kind of hard time that he enjoys.
Googly eyes a shooting offense? Marty Feldman wouldn’t be safe anywhere.
Googly Eyes? Was the guest a member of the Swedish Beach Volleyball Team? And she was in a string bikini? I guess not ..🤓
I refer to Austin as "Berkley on the Colorado River."
The answer is generally no, passing the bar exam in one state does not automatically allow a lawyer to practice law in another state. Bar admission in the United States is conducted at the state level, and each state has its own requirements and procedures for admitting lawyers to practice.
Exceptions:
Uniform Bar Exam (UBE): Some states participate in the Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), which allows lawyers to transfer their scores to other UBE-participating states. If a lawyer passes the UBE in one state, they may be able to apply for admission to the bar in another UBE-participating state without taking another bar exam.
Reciprocity: Some states have reciprocity agreements with other states, which allow lawyers admitted in one state to practice law in another state without taking another bar exam. However, these agreements vary by state and may have specific requirements, such as a minimum score or additional training.
Admission on Motion: In some cases, a lawyer may be able to be admitted to the bar in another state through a process called “admission on motion.” This typically requires the lawyer to file a motion with the state’s supreme court, board of bar examiners, or state bar association, and provide evidence of their good standing in their current state of licensure.
Key Takeaways:
Passing the bar exam in one state does not automatically allow a lawyer to practice law in another state.
Lawyers must meet the specific requirements and procedures of each state in which they wish to practice law.
There are exceptions, such as the Uniform Bar Exam, reciprocity agreements, and admission on motion, that may allow lawyers to practice law in multiple states.
Reread the article, there are plenty of gender reveals.
Thank you. I guess He could have applied to Florida if or when he had been in private practice. I did not look up to see if he was in private practice before he became an Ass’t DA
There is really not a lot of information about him out there.
He did practice criminal law before he became a DA so getting licensed also in Fla makes sense
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