{"id":1304112,"date":"2024-03-09T00:41:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T06:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1304112"},"modified":"2024-03-12T12:22:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T17:22:18","slug":"son-of-elected-officials-sentenced-to-30-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/?p=1304112","title":{"rendered":"Son of elected officials sentenced to 30 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09_004032-197x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1304113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09_004032-197x200.jpg 197w, https:\/\/ktbb.com\/post\/wp-content\/media\/2024\/03\/2024-03-09_004032.jpg 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c According to our news partner KETK, the son of two elected Smith County officials was sentenced to 30 days in the Smith County Jail on Friday after being convicted of misdemeanor interfering with public duties. Derek Phillips, 37, was initially arrested on the charge in March 2023 alongside his mother, Smith County Clerk Karen Phillips, after an incident where authorities said the two tried to interfere with a traffic stop involving Derek\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s friend. Bodycam footage from the incident showed a long dispute before the arrests, and in June, both Phillips sued Smith County alleging multiple violations of their Constitutional rights related to the incident. Both were indicted for interfering with public duties in November, and the trial for Derek began on Wednesday where he was convicted. Karen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s trial is currently scheduled for March 20.<\/p>\n<p>Derek\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s older brother Lance Phillips, 40, also has a trial date set for April 24 for a misdemeanor charge related to an incident on Jan. 2 where he was taken into custody for disrupting a Smith County Commissioners Court meeting where his father, Terry Phillips, currently sits as Precinct 3 Commissioner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER \u00e2\u20ac\u201c According to our news partner KETK, the son of two elected Smith County officials was sentenced to 30 days in the Smith County Jail on Friday after being convicted of misdemeanor interfering with public duties. 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