Former TLC star Joseph Duggar was arrested on March 18 for allegedly molesting a minor. The charges stem from several incidents during a vacation in Florida in 2020. Days later, his wife, Kendra Duggar, was arrested for a separate case. She was charged with four counts of child endangerment and four counts of false imprisonment. Joseph Duggar was also charged, in addition to his other charges.
Kendra Duggar went into hiding immediately after being released from jail. Keep reading for the latest on the shocking situation.
Kendra Duggar In Hiding After Child Endangerment Arrest
Kendra Duggar was booked in jail after the Tontitown Police Dept. and the Arkansas Dept. of Human Services searched her home on March 19. Several outlets reported that locks were found on the outside of the children’s bedrooms. Joseph and Kendra Duggar have four young children.
The Counting On star didn’t spend long in jail. She was reportedly bailed out within a few hours. Jail records show that she accepted a collect call from her husband, Joseph Duggar, shortly afterwards. He was in jail awaiting extradition to Florida to face charges of lewd and lascivious behavior with a minor under the age of 12 and lewd and lascivious behavior committed by an individual over the age of 18.
Kendra Duggar asked her husband during the phone call if he knew where she was. “They brought me to a good place to stay that’s very private,” she said. She didn’t say more about where she’s staying after he urged her not to. Instead, the conversation turned to how he’s doing in jail.
Kendra Duggar returns to court on April 29. She’s not allowed to see or speak to her children right now.
Joseph Duggar’s Other Jail Call Revelation
More information has come out about Joseph Duggar’s time in jail. Page Six reported that he didn’t receive any visits, not even from his family. The jail records show that he called his wife, Kendra Duggar, nearly every day since his arrest. Sometimes he called her multiple times in the same day.
Jail phone conversations are recorded. Joseph Duggar told his wife that he was in solitary confinement since his arrest. “I’m in solitary. I’m in the cell 23 hours of the day. It’s like an 8-by-10 area,” he said on the phone.
He added that he’s been reading a lot, especially the bible. However, he said he had trouble sleeping. “I’ve been able to read a lot actually and resting some, but I’m not sleeping great through the night,” he told his wife. Kendra Duggar said it was good to hear his voice.
According to PEOPLE magazine, one phone call between them was cut short after Joseph Duggar stopped answering. The outlet doesn’t know why he stopped responding, but noted that he’s no longer in the custody of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office. He’s likely been extradited to Florida to face the earlier charges. Share your thoughts on the shocking arrests in the comments.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger
