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A special judge in 11th District West Circuit Court denied Jefferson County Sheriff Lafayette Woods’ petition for contempt in a lawsuit claiming Jefferson County Judge Gerald Robinson inadequately funded operations out of the 2022 county budget but found Robinson acted arbitrarily and capriciously in rejecting 93 out of more than 2,000 budget claims since June 13 of that year.
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Lance Joseph Parker, 29, is charged with threatening a judicial official and aggravated assault on a family or household member.
Courtesy of Carroll County Sheriffs Office
A Green Forest man who was arrested in August 2019 after allegedly threatening a circuit court judge suffers from mental disease but has the capacity to understand the legal proceedings against him and to effectively assist in his defense, according to a doctor who examined him last month.
Lance Joseph Parker, 29, is charged with threatening a judicial official and aggravated assault on a family or household member. He was arrested on Aug. 9, 2019, at a residence on Carroll County Road 955, according to court documents. The arrest came less than three hours after Parker allegedly made threats toward Carroll County Circuit Judge Scott Jackson during a phone call with probation/parole officer Suzanne Villines.