July 9, 2009 in City

Mayoral candidate had fight in court

Jim Camden jimc@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5461
 
Tags: 14th Amendment Citizen. Josh Arnold Judge Robert Caldwell Pete Barnes

Coeur d’Alene mayoral candidate Josh Arnold said his candidacy is not at odds with his views about the constitutional authority of a Kootenai County court where, several months ago, he reportedly got into a scuffle that broke a bailiff’s elbow.

Arnold was ordered in March to spend five days in custody for contempt of court after fighting with bailiffs and interrupting Magistrate Judge Robert Caldwell during a hearing, the Coeur d’Alene Press reported.

Arnold, 30, a planner for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, was in court to answer misdemeanor charges that accuse him and his wife of leaving two children at …

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