Reality TV Stars Joseph and Kendra Duggar Withdraw Not Guilty Pleas in Child Endangerment Case
The proposed deal would drop all charges after one year if the couple meets court conditions, with no sentencing phase, attorneys said.
- On Monday, Joseph Duggar and his wife, Kendra Duggar, withdrew their not guilty pleas in Arkansas, filing a "plea by order" in the Elm Springs District Court regarding child endangerment and false imprisonment charges.
- This administrative filing allows their legal case to be diverted for 12 months; if the couple avoids breaking the law for one year, all charges will be dropped.
- The couple faced four counts each of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment, and Joseph Duggar is known to audiences as a star of the TLC reality franchise "19 Kids and Counting."
- Separately, Joseph Duggar remains involved in an open case in Bay County, Florida, where he faces more serious sexual abuse charges and was released on $600,000 bond after Tontitown police arrested him.
- The family also faces the imprisonment of Joshua Duggar, who is serving time for federal child pornography convictions after being sentenced by District Judge Timothy L. Brooks in 2022.
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Reality TV stars Joseph and Kendra Duggar withdraw not guilty pleas in child endangerment case
Reality TV personality Joseph Duggar and wife Kendra — who were charged with multiple counts of child endangerment and false imprisonment in March — withdrew their not guilty pleas Monday. On March 20, Arkansas’ Tontitown Police Department issued arrest warrants…
Joseph and Kendra Duggar Cut Court Deal After Child Endangerment Charges
Joseph and Kendra Duggar could see their Arkansas child endangerment case dismissed next year after backing away from their original not guilty pleas. The former TLC personalities were due in court August 10 but instead entered a plea by order that places the case into a 12-month diversion period, according to records. Joseph, 31, and Kendra, 28, were charged in March with four counts each of endangering the welfare of a child and four counts ea…
Joseph and Kendra Duggar avoid jail with plea in Arkansas child endangerment case
TONTITOWN, Ark. (Court TV) — Reality TV personalities Joseph and Kendra Duggar will avoid jail if they maintain good behavior for the next year under the conditions of plea agreements they both signed. Joseph and Kendra Duggar (Washington Co. Sheriff’s Office) Kendra Duggar, 27, and Joseph Duggar, 31, were both arrested this spring after an investigation in Florida led officers to search their property in Arkansas. In the Florida case, Joseph Du…
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