An attorney and district judge candidate is facing criminal mischief charges for egging a judge's car over coronavirus stay-at-home orders in the town of Conroe, Texas.
The Conroe Police Department charged Eric Yollick, who is running for district judge in Monroe County, with throwing an egg at current Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough's car on March 27.
Yollick admitting to egging the car and wrote on Facebook that he was making a statement about Keough's "illegal and unconstitutional" stay-at-home order.
"My action two months ago was a lighthearted protest between friends (me and County Judge Keough). Unfortunately, Keough's unconstitutional actions have touched _ and harmed _ every citizen in Montgomery County, particularly family members who lost their jobs, businesses which have lost their futures, and parents and children facing economic devastation foisted upon us by Keough and his government cronies," Yollick wrote.
Yollick reportedly wrote several other social media posts critical of Keough after the egging incident, as well.
"The charge is a class C misdemeanor with a maximum penalty of $500 and stated mandated court costs of $81 in the event of conviction," City Prosecutor Mike Garner told Community Impact Newspaper. The case is set for trial in October.
Yollick previously made waves in the race for Texas' 457th District Court seat when he was caught on video removing door hangers from other candidates from people's front doors and replacing them with his own.
Yollick survived the Republican primary and is set to face Vince Santini in a runoff for the Republican nomination in July.
