Ramus was held at the Hays County Jail and was released later yesterday after posting a $5,000 bond, according to Hays County Sheriff’s Lt. Leroy Opiela. Deadly conduct, a Class-A misdemeanor, comes with a punishment of up to one year in jail, a fine up to $4,000 or both, Opiela said.
The call came in just before 11 a.m. yesterday, Opiela said. Ramus’ neighbor on Old Bastrop Highway, Carolyn Logan, said she was on her riding lawn mower when Ramus came over with what she said looked like a rifle.
Ramus denies pointing the gun at Logan. He said he had been cleaning the gun on his porch and with the gun in his hand went over to tell a worker on Logan’s property not to push dirt on to his property. He said he wasn’t threatening, angry or provoking.
Ramus said the gun was not loaded when he went over to Logan’s property. Opiela said sheriff’s officials found the 12-gauge shotgun fully loaded.
Ramus is running against Democratic incumbent Debbie Gonzales Ingalsbe.
