A former Kansas gubernatorial candidate faces arraignment in Anderson County District Court this month after a years long feud with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office. Arlyn Briggs’ latest run-in with the local law stems from an incident at the Anderson County Jail in July 2024, in which the county attorney filed a complaint saying he committed aggravated battery against officers Jeremiah Thompson and Hunter Pankey while at the jail after becoming embroiled in an alleged vandalism of farm equipment belonging to his brother, David Briggs.
His arraignment on the new charges is set for September 22nd. Briggs faces counts of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, criminal trespass and property damage as well as obstruction of an officer in pursuit of official duty.
Briggs was on 12 months probation when last July’s incident occurred. He was sentenced in August 2023 from a May 2022 incident where he was charged with criminal threat and making a false emergency call during a series of verbal altercations with deputies and dispatchers, some of which were recorded on voicemail.
