Read the full story and listen to an audio recording of the hearing here
Justice of the Peace Judge Audrey Barger sentenced this afternoon former Hill County Attorney Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson to six days house on three contempt of court charges but has granted a delay and appeal of the $1,500 fine and arrest.
Barger said the sentence would be carried out within 30 days and have the former county attorney a $1,500 fine.
Barger said Cole-Hodgkinson’s behavior during her tenure was “unacceptable to the court.”
Read the full story in The Havre Herald soon.
Correction: The Herald misreported in the first version that Cole-Hodgkinson received jail time. The judge replaced jail time with house arrest so as not to waste taxpayer money or put the former prosecutor in danger.
Further reading on the subject:
Former Hill County Attorney Received $49,000 to Resign
Former County Attorney No Longer Ordered to Appear in District Court
Long End to a Short Tenure: Karen Alley Takes on Large Caseload as Hill County Attorney, Former Attorney Resigns
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