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Davy Carter, the former House speaker, is getting attention on Twitter for a thread he posted last night about a parking lot encounter with
Circuit Judge Brad Karren of Bentonville.
The thread includes a video of Karren throwing down his cane as if to advance on Carter in a heated discussion that ensued after Karren found Carter’s son’s truck parked in his parking space. Carter said a sign on the lot indicated it was for government parking through 5 p.m. and his son parked about 7 p.m.
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Karren has made headlines before. This account includes his sentencing of a TV reporter to jail for making an audio recording in his courtroom (she was new to Arkansas and said she didn’t know about the rule) and another case in which he cited a reporter for Tweeting a verdict from his court. The latter incident was settled without a jail sentence. The TV station “volunteered” to do a feature on a subject of interest to Karren.
Mon December 21, 2020 - Southeast Edition
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A construction crew demolishes, the building between the courthouse and the County Administration building in Bentonville. (NWA Democrat-Gazette/Charlie Kaijo photo)
Demolition work for Benton County, Arkansas s courthouse expansion is chugging along despite recent bad weather, county officials said Dec. 19.
DT Specialized Services of Tulsa, Okla., started the demo Dec. 7. According to county Judge Barry Moehring, the contract is for $72,772.
The one-story section behind the courthouse in Bentonville is being taken down to make room for a two-story addition planned for the site.
Following that, the concrete foundation will be torn out. Moehring and Bryan Beeson, facilities administrator of Benton County, said the project is on schedule despite losing work time recently due to snow.