File this under “Report,” as The Ashley has not been able to independently confirm or deny this story as or press time.
Us Weekly is providing more alleged details regarding the shocking arrest of former Counting On star Kendra Duggar on Friday.
As The Ashley reported, Kendra— along with her husband Joseph Duggar— each received four charges on Friday of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as four counts of second-degree false imprisonment. Kendra was arrested and booked into the Washington County Jail in Arkansas. (Joe was already in jail, due to his being charged earlier this week for child molestation for an alleged incident that occurred in Florida in 2020.)
According to Us Weekly, Kendra and Joe’s home in Arkansas was searched after his arrest for child molestation, leading Arkansas investigators to find something disturbing inside the house that led to Kendra’s arrest and Joe’s additional charges.
“After his charge, they automatically do a home study if minors live there. They came to her house,” the magazine’s source stated. “Apparently, they had two rooms where the lock of the doorknob was on the outside instead of inside.
“They arrested her and took her kids for that, saying it’s evidence that she wrongly detains her kids,” the source added.
Kendra and Joe each received four counts of each alleged crime. As ‘Counting On’ fans are aware, Kendra and Joe share four young children. However, it is unknown at this time if their children are the alleged victims.
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Kendra’s parents, as well as Joe’s parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar, have yet to release statements regarding Kendra and Joe’s arrest. However, on Saturday, a spokesperson for the Duggar family did confirm that Kendra’s charges have nothing to do with Joe’s child molestation charges out of Florida.
“[Kendra’s] is a misdemeanor charge totally unrelated to the Florida case,” the Duggar spokesperson stated to Us Weekly.
“It is ridiculous as the media reports imply she’s involved in Joseph’s alleged crime,” the source told the magazine. “Totally unrelated and a harsh response.”
Kendra and Joe’s charge of second-degree false imprisonment is a Class A misdemeanor. It’s significant that they were not charged with first-degree false imprisonment (which is a Class C felony), which means that their alleged actions did not “expose the victim to a risk of serious injury.”
That is the difference between someone being charged with first-degree and second-degree false imprisonment.
Because Kendra and Joe received a second-degree charge, it means that they allegedly “knowingly restrained another” person, but doing so did not expose the alleged victim(s) to a risk of serious injury.
The penalty for second-degree false imprisonment can be up to a year in jail and up to $2,500 in fines.
As for the second-degree “endangering the welfare of a minor” charges, Arkansas law states that “a person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree if he or she knowingly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of another person known by the person to be a minor.”
As The Ashley reported, Joe’s cousin Amy Duggar has been making the media rounds. In an interview with TMZ on Saturday, she expressed her shock about Kendra getting arrested and the kids being taken from her.
“I think that was a plot twist that no one saw coming,” Amy told the site, adding that she issued her first statement— which contained supportive words for Kendra— before she found out about Kendra’s arrest and the couple’s new charges.
“There’s a lot of question marks right now,” Amy said regarding the couple’s Arkansas charges. “…I had no idea.”
“…I loved Joe. I loved Kendra,” Amy continued, stating that she and others are hoping that the charges aren’t related to something very serious. “But the fact that Child Protective Services have taken the kids, that sentence alone shows the severity of the situation. And that’s just where my heart lies.”
The Ashley will continue to update this story. Stay tuned…
(Photos: Washington County Sheriff’s Office; TLC; YouTube; Instagram)
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7 Responses
I know a lot of people who have some kind of external lock to keep escape artist kids safe overnight. Whether it’s a fire hazard is one thing, but I have a hard time believing that on its own would lead to arrest or children removed.
Of course Amy keeps speaking out, it gets her in the media and in front of the camera. She was all over the media when Josh was arrested too. I like how honest she is about certain things but that’s about it.
I was hoping the lock thing was just rumors. Speaking of which, are they also searching the Big House as well?
Wait, were the kids locked in the rooms when the cops came? If not, I have a hard time thinking they arrested her solely because the locks were on the outside?
I really hate cousin Amy
The whole family is sick and Amy needs to just shut up already. She’s a wack job like the rest of them.
At this point throw the whole family away and get the kids to safety these people are all freaks.
No one loves a aduggar scandal more than desperate Amy. She revels in any misery caused.