{"id":1223004,"date":"2023-05-02T15:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1223004"},"modified":"2023-05-04T04:24:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T09:24:04","slug":"son-of-arrested-smith-county-clerk-attempts-to-correct-the-slander-at-commissioners-court-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1223004","title":{"rendered":"Son of arrested Smith County Clerk attempts to \u00e2\u20ac\u02dccorrect the slander\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 at commissioner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s court meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2023\/05\/SmithCOuntySeal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1223017\" \/>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The son of Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips and County Precinct 3 Commissioner Terry Phillips, attempted to speak at the Commissioner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Court meeting on Tuesday to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153correct the slander\u00e2\u20ac\u009d surrounding his family after his mother and brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s arrest. According to our news partner KETK during the public comment portion of the meeting, Judge Neal Franklin announced that Lance Phillips requested to comment on a specific agenda item and would be given three minutes to do so. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153This is what can happen to you when you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re driving down the Smith County roads. I just wanted to correct the slander about my family on and for the record,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Lance Phillips said. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>He was told by Judge Franklin that if his comment was not about item number three, which was the replat of several roads, then he would not be allowed to comment. Following an incident in March, Lance Phillips\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 mother and brother were arrested and charged with interfering with public duties. They have both since been released. Body-cam footage of the arrest was released by the Smith County Sheriff\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office and showed the events that lead up to the arrests. The cases will be tried by a visiting prosecutor from outside the county after the Smith County District Attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Office recused itself since prosecuting the son and wife of a current county commissioner could lead to legal conflicts, Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putman said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201d The son of Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips and County Precinct 3 Commissioner Terry Phillips, attempted to speak at the Commissioner\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Court meeting on Tuesday to \u00e2\u20ac\u0153correct the slander\u00e2\u20ac\u009d surrounding his family after his mother and brother\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s arrest. 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