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Judge extends order of protection for Whitney Elmore against John Keeney for six months
Summary
In Benton County General Sessions Court, Judge David D. Wolfe extended an ex parte order of protection filed by Whitney Elmore against John Keeney for six months after testimony describing alleged physical threats and incidents; the judge limited the extension to the adults’ relationship and noted juvenile court control over the children.
Benton County — Judge David D. Wolfe extended an ex parte order of protection for six months in the case of Whitney Elmore v. John Keeney after testimony about alleged threats and physical abuse.
The extension, entered after Elmore and witnesses testified, applies to contact between Elmore and Keeney and does not alter juvenile-court custody proceedings involving the couple’s children. “Court finds that there should be an extension of this order of protection, but only … I’m gonna extend it for 6 months,” Judge Wolfe said from the bench.
Why it matters: Elmore testified under oath that Keeney “physically threatened me. He put a handgun at my hand, told me he’d shoot me or…
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