JONESBORO, Ark. — Circuit Judge Doug Brimhall has denied a request by District Prosecutor Sonia F. Hagood to recuse from cases involving the prosecutor’s office, but Hagood isn’t backing down. In response to the request filed on January 14, 2025, Judge Brimhall entered his order on April 28 denying the [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Doug Brimhall has taken the bench as a circuit judge for the Second Judicial District. Brimhall was sworn in on Wednesday, January 1 at the Craighead County Courthouse in Jonesboro by Administrative Judge Pamela Honeycutt, according to court officials. In March 2024, Brimhall won a special election [read more…]
Note: This is part three in a series on the arrest and prosecution of Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall. JONESBORO, Ark. – Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall believes he is a better choice for judge now, after his arrest and guilty plea to harassment, than he was before the incident. “I thought [read more…]
This part two of a series. If you have not yet already, read part one here. JONESBORO, Ark. – Jeremy McKelroy is the father of the juvenile witnesses in the Brimhall case and was one of the first to become aware that something was wrong the night of the incident. [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Hundreds of pages of files have been released as part of records requests on Judge-elect Doug Brimhall’s felony arrest back in May. Much remains redacted due to the involvement of juveniles. Even some details not redacted would be dubious to republish, as some in law enforcement believe [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Following letters from the prosecutor and the director of the Family Crisis Center, two former Craighead County Bar Association presidents are speaking out about Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall taking the bench as a judge. A new letter was sent to Second Judicial District Judge Pam Honeycutt by [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — Just days after the district prosecutor questioned the fitness of Judge-elect Doug Brimhall to be sworn in as a circuit judge in Northeast Arkansas, another prominent leader and victim advocate is raising concerns about the same topic. Casey Kidd, the executive director of the Family Crisis Center, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — The Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney has voiced her concerns about Doug Brimhall being sworn in as Circuit Judge following the criminal case against him that was pleaded down to a misdemeanor last month In a letter dated October 4, obtained through a Freedom of Information Act [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. – Circuit Judge-elect Doug Brimhall resolved his pending felony charges on Thursday with a misdemeanor plea deal, according to a release from his legal team. According to the release from Brimhall’s attorney, Bill Stanley, Brimhall resolved the matter by pleading to a misdemeanor charge of harassment on Thursday, [read more…]
JONESBORO, Ark. — New motions filed in the pending criminal case against Judge-elect Doug Brimhall seek to bar certain terms from being used in the trial process, including “future judge,” “judge-elect,” and “lawyer.” The “Motion in Limine” was filed on August 15 in Craighead County Circuit Court by Brimhall’s defense [read more…]
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