A DUGGAR family member is facing jail time for defying an Arkansas judge’s court order after failing to pay $156,909.96 in overdue rent in a nasty lawsuit.
Amy Duggar’s husband, Dillon King, was sued for failing to pay rent on his Springdale, Arkansas restaurant Wellington’s, which is now closed, in January 2024.
On January 2, 2025, a judgment was entered against Dillon in the amount of $156,909.96 and was signed off by the Arkansas judge on the case.
The judgment also ordered Dillon to “describe all of his property, both real and personal, including moneys, bank accounts, rights, and credits” within 45 days of the order.
The U.S. Sun can exclusively reveal landlord Hillcrest Holdings, LLC is demanding Dillon be jailed for going against the judge’s ruling by not making a payment towards the judgment.
On March 12, the plaintiff in the case, Hillcrest Holdings, LLC, filed a Motion for Contempt Citation and for Sanctions.
The court papers claimed, “On January 2, 2025, the Court entered its Consent Judgment against Dillon King in the amount of $156,909.96.
“King has not paid the Consent Judgment or any part of it choosing, instead, to put the plaintiff to the arduous and expensive task of trying to figure out how to collect from him.”
The documents continued, “Also on January 2, 2025, the plaintiff filed its Notice of Deposition directing King to appear for a deposition on February 11, 2025, and to bring the documents listed therein with him to the deposition.
“On February 7, 2025, the Court entered an Agreed Order whereby it ordered and directed King to produce the documents set forth in the plaintiff’s Notice of Deposition by no later than February 11, 2025.
“More than 45 days have elapsed since the entry of the Consent Judgment. King has failed to comply with the Court’s Consent Judgment in that the schedule of property he filed on February 14, 2025, does not list all of his assets.”
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The Plaintiff claimed Dillon has “willfully and intentionally frustrated and delayed the plaintiff’s efforts to collect the Consent Judgment by failing and refusing to comply with this Court’s prior orders and the plaintiff’s Notice of Deposition and Subpoena.”
The landlord then asked for Dillon to be jailed, as the court documents read, “The Court should impose appropriate sanctions against King including, but not limited to, incarcerating him in the Washington County Jail until he has complied with this Court’s prior orders and the Notice of Deposition and Subpoena.”
Before the Plaintiff’s request for him to be held in contempt, Dillon has been fighting the Consent Judgment.
On January 29, Dillon filed a Motion to Quash, which means to void a court order or proceeding.
In the court papers, he objected to a deposition and a subpoena for production of documents and information, claiming it is “irrelevant, and unnecessary.”
A hearing for the Motion for Contempt Citation and for Sanctions will take place on May 6, 2025.
UNPAID RENT LAWSUIT
The U.S. Sun previously reported that landlord Hillcrest Holdings, LLC sued Winston Holdings, LLC, aka Wellington’s, Dillon and two business partners for unpaid rent for the Springdale, Arkansas location.
In August 2018, the plaintiff and defendants entered into a lease agreement to rent the property from September 2018 to December 2023.
In July 2023, Dillon and his business partners allegedly “vacated the premises which constitutes as a default of the lease and a material breach of contract.”
The court papers continued to claim, “Winston Holdings, LLC failed to make the required monthly rent payments to the plaintiff as required by the lease after June 2023, and its failure to make said payments constitutes a default of the lease and a material breach of contract.”
In February 2024, the defendants responded to the lawsuit by denying the allegations and claimed, “Defendants only admit they ceased making payments after Plaintiff refused to communicate after several good faith attempts.”
They requested the complaint be dismissed.
Dillon admitted in court papers that “certain payments were not made to the Plaintiff, but failure for such payments to be tendered were after good faith attempts were made to pay, and to communicate with the Plaintiff.
“It is denied that a material breach occurred.”
A consent judgment, which is a settlement agreement, was then filed on January 2, 2025 in the amount of $156,909.96.
SECOND LAWSUIT
This lawsuit came just months before Dillon, Winston Holdings, LLC and his two business partners were sued for unpaid rent of the Wellington’s location in Rogers, Arkansas on April 2, 2024.
The U.S. Sun previously reported from court papers, “Tenant has failed to pay Minimum Rent in full each month. Tenant has since made rental payments but has not paid all unpaid rent.
“Since the Final Notice of Default, Tenant has paid the following amounts towards its balance: $23,239.92 on January 25, 2024, $10,000 on February 15, 2024, and $10,000 on March 5, 2024.
“Despite these payments, tenant has yet to pay Landlord the full unpaid balance.”
The lawsuit claims Defendants currently owe $86,683.30, plus future rent.
On October 14, 2024, the Plaintiff and Defendant Winston Holdings, LLC filed that they have entered into an agreement.
The court papers read, “The Parties have agreed that judgment be entered in favor of the Plaintiff, Hachem Investments, INC, against Defendant, Winston Holdings, LLC, for breach of contract as alleged in the Complaint, in the amount of $240,000.
“The parties further agree that Plaintiff, Hachem Investments, INC, is awarded recoverable costs of $844.60 and reasonable attorneys’ fees of $18,982.50 as part of this Consent Judgment. That the Plaintiff’s judgment shall bear interest at the rate of 10% per annum until paid in full.”
On December 19, 2024, Hachem Investments, INC claimed Dillon “signed the Settlement Agreement on October 14, 2024.”
The court papers allege Dillon was ordered to pay $50,000 in two separate installments, per the settlement agreement.
They claim he paid the first installment, but missed the payment deadline of December 13, 2024 for the remaining $25,000.
The court papers continued, “King has refused to perform his obligation to pay the remaining $25,000 he owes pursuant to the Settlement Agreement.
The Plaintiff requested the Court enter a judgment against King consistent with the Settlement Agreement.
“The Settlement Agreement provides that if Dillon King fails to make timely or full installment payments, he shall be deeded to have confessed to judgment in the lawsuit for $236,728.08, less any installment of the $50,000 that has been timely paid,” the court papers read.
On December 23, an Arkansas judge signed off on the judgment, as the court papers read, “It is therefore ordered and Adjudged that Plaintiff has final judgment against Separate Defendant Dillon King consistent with the Settlement Agreement for the amount of $236,728.08, less any installment of the $50,000 that has been timely made.”
DILLON FIGHTS BACK
Dillon responded to the judgment on January 1, fighting the court’s decision to order him to pay the full amount of $236,728.08.
The court filing read, “It is admitted that the agreement was signed, and the first payment was made. However, the remaining allegations are denied – and payment has been offered.
“King denies liability and the damages owed… Pleading alternatively, any liability derived (which is denied) would be required to come from a breach of contract claim and new action, rather than a Motion, for a defaulted judgment, after a settlement agreement is negotiated and executed.
“One cannot confess to a judgment without executing or signing a judgment, without the cloaking powers of a judgeship.”
Dillon argued the Motion for a Judgment was “wrongly entered.”
He also claimed the judgment was entered before he had the opportunity to file a response and contest it.
Dillon continued, “King requests this Court to reconsider its ruling, vacate, the judgment, and allow the proper responding pleadings and briefs to be filed, in addition to a hearing on the merits be heard to protect the integrity and arguments of the parties for appeal, or to preserve therein.”
Plaintiff Hachem Investments, INC. responded on January 3, 2025, “Dillon King signed a settlement agreement with Plaintiff in this case.
“The Agreement required him to make two settlement payments by certain dates. He failed to make the second payment. The Agreement provides that if he fails to make a payment, Plaintiff may seek certain damages, interest, and fees ‘through motion’ to this Court, and that King ‘shall be deemed to have confessed to judgment’ for those damages, interest, and fees.
“Plaintiff did so on December 19. Now King effectively seeks to rescind the Agreement that he negotiated and signed. But King cannot renege on his Agreement now. The Court should deny both the Set Aside Motion and Reconsideration Motion.”
On January 13, the Plaintiff filed a Writ of Garnishment, which would allow a creditor to take wages from an employer or funds from a bank account, against Dillon for $234,844.587.
The case was officially dismissed on March 24 at the request of the plaintiff.
Amy, 38, previously told The U.S. Sun on behalf of her husband, “We will tell our side when the time is right. But it’s not the right time at the moment.”
AMY’S LAWSUIT
Amy and Dillon were previously hit with a lawsuit for unpaid rent in May 2022 for her store 3130 Clothing.
Amy and Dillon entered into a five-year lease agreement on October 8, 2018, for $3,332.83 a month for her clothing store.
On June 1, 2019, the couple added a second suite to the lease agreement, as rent increased to $6,665.66 a month until May 31, 2024.
The complaint read, “3130 occupied the premises until August 2021, at which time it vacated the premises which constitutes a default of the Lease and Amendment and a breach of contract.
“3130 failed to make the required monthly rent payments to the plaintiff as required by the Lease and Amendment after June 2021.”
The landlord requested unpaid rent from June 2021, plus court costs, interest, and attorney’s fees.
Amy and Dillon responded to the lawsuit by admitting they vacated the premises in August 2021, but insisted the landlord was the one who “committed a prior material breach of the Lease and Agreement.”
Amy and Dillon then filed a counterclaim against the landlord, arguing that according to the lease, they had a Tenant Improvement allowance in the amount of $31,250 for contractors to improve the leased space.
Any cost over the agreed amount would be paid by Amy and Dillon.
In late 2018, the landlord hired a general contractor to perform renovations on the two suites.
The court papers claimed, “Landlord then deducted those charges from 3130, LLC’s Tenant Improvement allowance and charged Counterclaimants for, what was represented to be, all costs in excess of the allowance.”
They were allegedly charged $66,486, including late fees.
The papers continued to claim, “However, Counterclaimants did not receive any supporting invoices at the time of the charges.
“Upon information and belief, Landlord charged Counterclaimants in excess of the amounts actually charged by [the contractor] or other contractors in violation of the Lease and Amendment.
“Landlord also charged Counterclaimants for work performed at units other than Suites B or C, or for work that benefitted all units at 7321 West Sunset that were not to be charged as part of the TI allowance agreement.”
The complaint and counterclaim were ultimately dismissed.
Amy exclusively told The U.S. Sun at the time of the outcome, “It’s been a year since the break-in. It’s been a long legal process. I consider the outcome a win. I feel like I can breathe now.”
Duggar Family Tree
How many children and grandchildren do Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have?
- Jim Bob and Michelle are parents to 19 children
- The couple has nine girls and 10 boys and all of their children have names that begin with the letter J
- Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah, Jeremiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, Jordyn-Grace, and Josie, were all raised in the family home in Tontitown, Arkansas
ABOUT AMY
Amy, who lives in Rogers, Arkansas with her husband and their son, Daxton, appeared on the family’s reality show 19 Kids and Counting.
She was known as the “rebel” family member, as she did not adhere to Jim Bob and Michelle’s strict dress code and lifestyle.
She has distanced herself from her uncle Jim Bob, aunt Michelle and most of her cousins.
Amy has been outspoken about her cousin Josh, who is currently serving a 151-month sentence at FCI Seagoville in Dallas, Texas on child pornography charges.
She previously told The U.S. Sun ahead of his 2022 sentencing that she hoped he would get the maximum sentence of 20 years behind bars.
“There is a bible verse, Luke 17:2. ‘It’s better to hang a millstone over your head and jump into the ocean if you’re going to hurt one of my little ones,’” she said.
“I’m sure he’s watched several children get hurt. If the bible says jump in the ocean and drown, how long would that equal in prison?
“It’s not justice for the children. There will never be justice for the children. Twenty years isn’t enough.”
