A Georgia judge has been arrested on charges that he threatened a man who confronted the jurist about taking vegetables from the man’s garden.

Tattnall County Chief Magistrate Judge Eddie Anderson, 70, was charged Monday with felony counts of making a terrorist threat and violating his oath of office, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a news release. He was booked at the county jail and released on his own recognizance.

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