Louisiana attorney general accused of threatening local officials in criminal indictment

A New Orleans grand jury on Thursday indicted Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges including intimidation and malfeasance, accusing the state's top law enforcement officer of threatening local officials during a high-profile political dispute over the Orleans Parish criminal court clerk's office.

The 16-count indictment accuses Louisiana's first female attorney general of threatening local officials with removal from office if they proceeded with actions she believed violated state law.