Cole-Hodgkinson guilty of contempt

Hill County Justice of the Peace Audrey Barger sentenced today the former Hill County attorney to six days of house arrest and ordered her to pay a $1,500 fine after finding Jessica Cole-Hodgkinson duty of three counts of contempt.

Barger granted Cole-Hodgksinson a 30-day delay to give her time to request a review of Barger's findings in state District Court.

Barger found Cole-Hodgkinson in contempt for not appearing or finding an attorney who could appear in cases in which her sole deputy attorney, Karen Alley - who was appointed Hill County Attorney after Cole-Hodgkinson resigned June 30 - c...