The Scott County Quorum Court met in regular session on Tuesday evening, January 21 at 7 p.m. All nine members of the court were present including Justice Bates, Justice Brigance, Justice Hattabaugh, Justice Hill, Justice Luttrell, Justice Roberson, Justice Thompson, Justice Vaughn and Justice Wagner. Also present, Scott County Judge James Forbes, Treasurer Teresa Scantling, Sheriff Randy Shores, Assessor Terri Churchill, legal representative Travis Plummer, and County Clerk Barbara Whiteley.
After the reading, correction and disposition of the minutes from the December meeting, the court went into executive session at 7:02 p.m. Upon reconvening at 7:10 p.m., Judge Forbes informed the audience that the nurse at the jail had resigned, and that the quorum members were in support of hiring a replacement.
Next, reports were given by the treasurer and sheriff. Shores’ report included the following:
- Felony warrants – 15
- Misdemeanor warrants – 25
- Warrants from other jurisdictions – 1
- Body attachments (child support) – 4
- Civil papers – 29
- Traffic citations – 31
- Criminal citations – 16
- DWI – 2
- Juvenile citations – 0
- Accident reports – 3
- Offense and arrest reports – 28
- Incident reports – 18
- Prisoner transport miles (not USMS) – 1394
- Prisoner transport hours (not USMS) – 50
During the month of December, 86 people were held at the county jail. Twenty seven of those were women.
- 67 detainees were held for the Scott County Sheriff’s Department for a total of 666 days
- 17 detainees were held for the Waldron Police Department for a total of 40 days
- 2 ADC 309 were held for a total of 62 days
- 1 US Marshal was held for 31 days
- 8 inmates were sentenced to ADC (Arkansas Department of Corrections)
- 4 inmates were sentenced to ACC (Arkansas Community Corrections)
- 2 probation and parole were held for 90 days
Forbes then opened the floor to public comment. Steve Holland addressed the court “not as an elected commissioner, but as a citizen and member of the Arkansas Liberty Coalition.”
In his address, Holland outlined the importance of the Bill of Rights Ordinance before the court members. With no other comments, Judge Forbes read a statement in support of that same ordinance. Ultimately, each member of the Scott County Quorum Court sponsored the ordinance, which passed unanimously.
