Governor Rick Perry (R-TX) has been indicted for coercion of a public official and abuse of official capacity, The AP reports.

Perry allegedly threatened to veto funds for public corruption prosecutors in Texas in order to force Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, a Democrat, to resign. The public integrity unit is controlled by Lehmberg’s office.

According to The AP, the Texans for Public Justice watchdog group filed an ethics complaint against the Texas governor because he threatened to use his veto power prior to actually vetoing the funds.

“The grand jury has spoken that there is probable cause to believe that he committed at least two felony crimes,” special prosecutor Michael McCrum told reporters, according to Reuters.

McCrum noted that a conviction on the first-degree felony charge could mean five to 99 years in prison for Perry.

The governor’s office, however, is confident that Perry acted within his rights as Texas governor.

“The veto in question was made in accordance with the veto authority afforded to every governor under the Texas Constitution,” Mary Anne Wiley, general counsel to the governor’s office, said in a statement. “We will continue to aggressively defend the governor’s lawful and constitutional action, and believe we will ultimately prevail.”

The governor will be arraigned next week.