“In 1832, when Houston was visiting Washington DC, he was verbally attacked by Congressman William Stanbery of Ohio. Houston confronted the man on Pennsylvania Avenue and began to beat him with a hickory cane. Stanbery pulled a pistol, put it to Houston’s chest and squeezed the trigger. The pistol misfired! On April 17, 1832, Congress ordered the arrest of Sam Houston. Houston was arrested and tried. He pleaded self defense, but was found guilty. Houston was given only a light sentence, a reprimand, and was freed. Houston’s attorney was Francis Scott Key, composer of the National Anthem.”
Heck, congress can even arrest you for not dying when one of them tries to kill you...
Do you know what office, if any, Houston held when this occured?