Hockley County Constable for Precinct 5, Michael “Lance” Scott, 45, was arrested Saturday evening, according to the Levelland & Hockley County News-Press

The newspaper said he was arrested in Levelland after officers were called to his home in reference to a domestic dispute. 

According to jail records, Scott is charged with assault, resisting arrest and public intoxication.

He is being held on bonds totaling $4500.

The constable was also arrested back in November 2018 and charged with driving while intoxicated, following a crash on Highway 114 near the Hockley/Lubbock County line. 

Scott was elected as constable in 2012. His current term ends in 2020.