{"id":230446,"date":"2026-03-24T15:55:35","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:55:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/amy-duggar-revises-kendra-caldwell-support-her-after-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:55:35","slug":"amy-duggar-revises-kendra-caldwell-support-her-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/24\/amy-duggar-revises-kendra-caldwell-support-her-after-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Amy Duggar Revises Kendra Caldwell Support Her After Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last week saw <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/joseph-duggar-arrested-accused-of-molesting-9-year-old-girl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joseph Duggar arrested<\/a>, followed almost immediately by his wife Kendra\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Amy Duggar hasn\u2019t just put out one statement on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s put out multiple statements \u2014 having to walk back things like sympathy for Kendra.<\/p>\n<p>Like the rest of us, Amy\u2019s learning about things from the news.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar in November 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-540114 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1112_amyduggar_header.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the \u2018Group Text\u2019 YouTube show, Amy Duggar King speaks about the policing of words, attitudes, and thoughts in her cousins\u2019 household.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-she-s-getting-updates-along-with-the-rest-of-us\">She\u2019s getting updates along with the rest of us<\/h2>\n<p>On Thursday, March 19, Amy reacted to the arrest of her cousin Joseph\u2019s arrest by showering Kendra with support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRecognizing that we do not yet know the full picture,\u201d she said in a diplomatic statement, \u201cI am also praying for Joseph\u2019s wife, Kendra.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy was thinking of her cousin-in-law \u201cas she begins to process this, and for the protection of their children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cI\u2019m praying for eyes to be opened and above all, I pray that justice will be served to the fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Just one day later, and she had no choice but to update her thinking on the matter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWHaL4iEXFY\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>On Friday, March 20, Amy shared an emotional update.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra had been arrested, facing charges of second degree false imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a minor. Joseph also received those charges in addition to those he faces in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-arrest-joseph-duggar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kendra\u2019s arrest<\/a> stemmed from the search that investigators conducted in light of Joseph\u2019s charges. <\/p>\n<p>Inside, they apparently found alarming evidence about the children\u2019s welfare, including that the children\u2019s doors all lock from the outside \u2014 like cells.<\/p>\n<p>It took Amy some time to gather information (which she was not receiving any faster than the rest of us) and amend her previous declaration of support.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell Duggar poses for her mugshot in March 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-551192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell Duggar poses for her mugshot in March 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-551192 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_kendracaldwell_mugshot_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Following her arrest, Kendra Caldwell Duggar posed for a mugshot.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: Washington County Detention Center)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-cannot-wrap-my-head-around-that\">\u2018I cannot wrap my head around that\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Saturday, March 21, Amy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/03\/21\/amy-duggar-supports-children-amid-joseph-kendra-legal-issues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spoke to <em>TMZ<\/em><\/a><em> <\/em>to share a bit of an update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m learning just like everyone else and looking through any kind of article that I can find, trying to get answers,\u201d she explained. \u201cBecause obviously this is [heartbreaking].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy emphasized: \u201cThis is really, really hard on everybody. \u2026 It\u2019s not just about the people who are inside this bubble, that believe this certain system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She explained: \u201cIt\u2019s people who loved them. I loved Joe. I loved Kendra. There are so many people who are just wanting this to be not so serious.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy emphasized her support for the now-14-year-old girl who spoke up about Joseph\u2019s alleged sexual abuse of her when she was 9 years old. The child \u201cshould have been safe, should have been loved.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DWMVYfDks9B\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>\u201cMy heart cannot wrap around that,\u201d she confessed. \u201cThe person that I thought I knew is apparently not the person he is today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy affirmed: \u201cI will hold him accountable and I want justice to be served to the fullest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it came to Kendra\u2019s arrest, she commented: \u201cI think that was a plot twist that no one saw coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I gave that [first] statement \u2026 that was just the information I was given at the time and thought to be true,\u201d Amy admitted. <\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cNow that the information has changed and there\u2019s more that is coming out and there\u2019s a lot of question marks right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar on the confessional segment of Marriage Boot Camp.\" class=\"wp-image-491447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-735x414.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-335x189.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-347x195.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Amy Duggar on the confessional segment of Marriage Boot Camp.\" class=\"wp-image-491447 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-720x405.png 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-735x414.png 735w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-335x189.png 335w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-347x195.png 347w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-520x293.png 520w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop.png 1171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/0126_amyduggar_01_crop.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Amy Duggar appeared on Marriage Boot Camp with her husband, Dillon King.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: WEtv)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-that-is-where-my-heart-lies\">\u2018That is where my heart lies\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>As for her initial declaration of support, Amy isn\u2019t ready to throw it away. Just to revise it a little.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just going to steer that statement towards the kids,\u201d she shared, \u201cbecause that\u2019s what matters right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amy prioritized: \u201cThe kids\u2019 safety, the victim and her family, and the four children that were in [Joseph and Kendra\u2019s] home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She reiterated: \u201cThat is where my heart lies. I\u2019m just going to lay there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Our thoughts, too, are with the safety of the children \u2014 the fourteen-year-old and also Joseph and Kendra\u2019s four children. And, for that matter, plenty of other Duggar kids whose homes weren\u2019t checked by investigators.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/amy-duggar-kendra-caldwell-new-statement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Last week saw Joseph Duggar arrested, followed almost immediately by his wife Kendra\u2019s arrest. Amy Duggar hasn\u2019t just put out one statement on the topic. She\u2019s put out multiple statements \u2014 having to walk back things like sympathy for Kendra. Like the rest of us, Amy\u2019s learning about things from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230446","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230446\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}