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| Mugshot of Craighead County Clerk Jacob Kade Holliday |
June 29, 2020
Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney Scott Ellington announced Holliday’s arrest Monday.
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| Scott Ellington - Second Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney |
“This
morning, officers from the Arkansas State Police and Craighead County
Sheriff’s Department arrested Craighead County Clerk Kade Holliday. I
have instructed my deputies to immediately file felony theft charges
against him. Chief Deputy Prosecutor Grant DeProw will file a Felony
Information charging multiple counts of Theft of Property in excess of
$2,500 and one count of Abuse of Office, all of which are Class B
felonies. He will also file a petition asking the Circuit Court to
remove Holliday from office today.”
According
to the news release, Ellington received an “urgent phone call” Thursday,
June 25, to meet with County Judge Marvin Day and auditors with the
Division of Legislative Audit.
Ellington said auditors had obtained and examined bank records that raised
suspicion of theft of county funds from an account Holliday maintained
in his official capacity as county clerk.
Ellington
and Day subsequently met with the Arkansas State Police Criminal Investigation
Division which then opened an investigation which resulted in Holliday’s arrest.
County
Judge Marvin Day stated in a news release the investigation
revealed that Holliday “personally received monies in excess of $1
million since January 2020.”
The Arkansas Times reported that Holliday had opened a new restaurant/club near Arkansas State in February, which was forced to close early in the pandemic outbreak. He’d also recently opened a restaurant in Nashville, TN Both ventures required capital investments.
Holliday's Twitter account has him listed as the owner of Holliday Development and Management and Shattered Windows Productions.
Never trust a guy that wears a bow tie. They are chokers for men.
Stayed tuned for updates.
