Texas Gov. Rick Perry's verified account sent a disparaging image Sunday night of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who is at the center of his criminal indictment on charges of abuse of power, CNN reported. The tweet, however, was deleted less than an hour later, followed by another tweet from Perry's account claiming the graphic post to be unauthorized.

"A tweet just went out from my account that was unauthorized. I do not condone the tweet and I have taken it down," the later post said about a graphic created by a conservative group. Perry aides did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Although the tweets were sent from Perry's verified account, it remains unclear on who does the actual posting for the feed.

"The earlier tweet posted an unflattering mock image of Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, who was convicted of drunken driving in April 2013," the Associated Press reported. "Perry vetoed funds to her office when she refused to resign, which led to a grand jury in Austin this month indicting Perry."

The potential 2016 Republican presidential candidate has been charged with two felonies, accused of coercion of a public servant and abuse of his official capacity relating to a veto threat over $7.5 million funding for the state's Public Integrity Unit run by Lehmberg, CNN reported.

The caption on the tweet reads: "I don't always drive drunk at 3x the legal blood alcohol limit ... but when I do, I indict Gov. Perry for calling me out about it. I am the most drunk Democrat in Texas."

While Perry has pleaded not guilty and called the charges a political ploy, his high-powered legal team has asked the judge overseeing the case to dismiss the indictment, claiming that the law being used to prosecute the longest-serving governor in Texas history is unconstitutionally vague.