A North Texas elected official is facing scrutiny after a video surfaced showing him in a confrontation and heated exchange with two Amazon delivery drivers.

Cellphone video captured Parker County Judge Pat Deen and his son, Gary Patrick Deen Jr., berating the drivers during a delivery in Hudson Oaks in November 2025. Deen has been a county judge for three terms and is seeking re-election in March.

"You stopped right when I was backing out. Are you an idiot?" Judge Pat Deen said in the video.

"Sir, we haven't even stopped yet…," replied JNae King, one of the Amazon drivers.

In the video, Deen Jr. can also be heard making derogatory remarks about one of the drivers' appearance, including a comment that seems to question her gender.

"You can't even tell what this b**** is… Look at those sideburns?" he said.

Amazon drivers describe escalation and alleged spitting

LaTierca Thrower, who decided to leave Amazon after this incident, said this happened in November during her first day on the job.

She said she and King, who is still an Amazon employee, were driving slowly in Hudson Oaks looking for an address. As they passed the judge's home, he was backing out of his driveway. Thrower said there was almost an accident, but they continued down the street to complete the delivery.

Soon after, Judge Deen exited his truck, and things escalated, Thrower said.

"He was just screaming, 'I'm going to get you fired. I'm going to get you fired. Y'all need to pay attention. Y'all almost caused a wreck,' and we're like 'No, we didn't cause a wreck, sir, just calm down,'" Thrower told CBS News Texas about the incident.

Thrower and King said they tried to de-escalate the situation, but moments later, Judge Deen's son came out and Thrower said he began using racial slurs.

"I felt very scared," Thrower said. "I'm trying to make sure [JNae King] is OK; she's trying to make sure I'm OK. It was a very unnecessary situation. It was intense."

The woman said Judge Deen was in their personal space, spitting as he yelled at them. They said they asked him to back away, and that's when they say Deen Jr. spat directly at them.

"Most of the confrontation was coming from his son, not him, and from my perspective, as far as the judge, I don't believe that he spit intentionally. It was more so just being irate," King said. "You know, I guess his mouth foaming up, so he spit unintentionally, and once we acknowledge that, he spit, the son took that as his reason to go ahead and actually intentionally spit."

Judge denies spitting at Amazon drivers; police find no evidence of racial slurs

Hudson Oaks police confirmed the confrontation took place. According to the police report, officers witnessed the spitting on video, but not the use of racial slurs. CBS News Texas spoke to Judge Deen about that day. He's convinced that spitting never happened.

"I never saw any of that. No one spit on anyone," Judge Deen said.

CBS News Texas attempted to speak with Deen Jr. directly, but his father said he was unavailable and out of town. Judge Deen said he believed the women deliberately parked behind him and thought there may have been damage to his vehicle, which is why he acted the way he did. He also claims he attempted to de-escalate.

When asked if he thought his behavior was appropriate, the judge said: "I think at the time, whether a public official or not, I think that when there is a possibility that there's personal damage, property damage, I think at that point, I think anybody is going to be frustrated with the attitude that was there."

Amazon driver says Parker County judge abused his position  

At the time of the incident, the women said that they did not know Pat Deen was a public official, but now said they believe he abused his power by threatening to have them fired. Police said the women have also filed assault charges against Deen Jr.

"I feel like consequences are required for your actions, and him — as a judge — he should know that," King said.

While Judge Deen maintains neither he nor his son did anything wrong, he admits he should have handled the situation differently.

"I take responsibility for some of the arguing back and forth, said Pat Deen. "I should have just walked away."