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Newton County resident offers 'formal truce' to halt further legal action
Summary
At the Newton County Commissioners Court public hearing, David Kelly told commissioners he would forego future legal action if the county and defendants 'accept the win,' framing his offer as a personal decision made for family reasons.
David Kelly addressed the Newton County Commissioners Court during public comment and said he had emailed county counsel to propose "a formal truce on the record." Kelly said he would pursue no future legal action "from me" if Newton County and the defendants "can accept the win." He described the decision as made at his wife's request and said he did not make the offer lightly.
Kelly framed the offer as personal and urgent, saying his health and family priorities led him to prefer a resolution: "I can accept the loss because my wife asked me to, not because I want to." Court members responded verbally and Speaker 3 urged the court to see staff as working in good faith. The court closed the public hearing and moved on to agenda business.
No formal county response to Kelly's offer was recorded on the record at the meeting; the statement remains a public comment on the docket. The court proceeded to take up agenda items after closing the public hearing.
