Texas Gov. Perry Turns Himself In

Photo Credit: Travis County Sheriff’s Office

Texas Governor Rick Perry was booked on two felony counts of abuse of power for carrying out a threat to veto funding to state public corruption prosecutors. He was booked-in, fingerprinted and had his mugshot taken, which is standard procedure for every defendant charged with a felony.

Perry smiled during his mugshot and removed his new signature glasses.

“The actions that I took were lawful, they were legal and they were proper,” said Perry to supporters.

Dozens of people cheered on the Republican governor when he reported to the Travis County Courthouse on Tuesday.

“I’m very pleased that he’s standing strong and not going to back down on this,” said Perry supporter Edeanne Howes.