A Kincaid Republican who ran a Primary race for his party’s nomination to run for Governor will have a first appearance in District Court in October on a Criminal Threat charge in connection with a long-running feud with Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Deputies.
Sixty five year old Arlyn Briggs, of Kincaid, will be appointed counsel by the State after firing his retained lawyer in late July. Attorney Daniel Kennedy’s motion to withdraw from the case said it was based on Brigg’s request and because their Attorney-Client relationship and communication had broken down.
Briggs is released on three separate $75,000 bonds, relating to the charge and violating protective orders from department personnel. Friction between Briggs and the department was apparently rooted in Brigg’s attempts to intervene in an apparent investigation of a friend in Colony. Briggs says the threats were metaphorical and he never meant to harm anyone.
