{"id":231622,"date":"2026-03-30T14:23:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kendra-caldwell-in-hiding-with-kids-joseph-duggar-call-reveals\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T14:23:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T14:23:14","slug":"kendra-caldwell-in-hiding-with-kids-joseph-duggar-call-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/30\/kendra-caldwell-in-hiding-with-kids-joseph-duggar-call-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Kendra Caldwell in Hiding with Kids, Joseph Duggar Call Reveals"},"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>On March 20, Arkansas authorities processed and jailed Kendra Caldwell.<\/p>\n<p>She and her disgraced husband, Joseph, are facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-arrested-for-child-endangerment-following-husband-joseph-duggars-molestation-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">multiple charges of child endangerment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As we reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/michelle-duggar-flips-out-on-paparazzi-after-bailing-kendra-caldwell-out-of-jail-watch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Michelle Duggar bailed her out<\/a> almost immediately. That was <em>not <\/em>an option with Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra is now hiding from the public eye. But \u2026 what\u2019s she doing around kids?<\/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\/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-they-brought-me-to-a-good-place-to-stay\">\u2018They brought me to a good place to stay\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>It only took 90 minutes before Kendra Caldwell\u2019s mother-in-law showed up to bail her out of Washington County jail.<\/p>\n<p>Kendra and Joseph are both facing four counts of endangering the welfare of a minor in the second degree and four counts of false imprisonment in the second degree.<\/p>\n<p>Though Joseph appears to have been extradited to Bay County, Florida to face charges for molesting a 9-year-old girl in 2020, Kendra is still in Arkansas.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this, he was being held in solitary confinement while awaiting extradition.<\/p>\n<p>Phone calls in jails and prisons are recorded. And a recording of a call between Joseph and Kendra following her release was <em>illuminating<\/em>.<\/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\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell under arrest.\" class=\"wp-image-551335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_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\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Kendra Caldwell under arrest.\" class=\"wp-image-551335 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0324_use_kendracaldwell_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this still from the Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office, a handcuffed Kendra Caldwell Duggar sits and speaks to a law enforcement officer.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Washington County Sheriff\u2019s Office)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/kendra-duggar-hiding-out-in-private-residence-with-children-exclusive-11936445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">People<\/a> <\/em>obtained an audio recording of Joseph and Kendra\u2019s phone call from 8:11 PM on Friday, March 20.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDid you hear that I\u2019m out here with, um, did you hear where I\u2019m at and everything?\u201d she asked Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>Her disgraced husband advised her against stating her location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey brought me to a good place to stay that\u2019s very private,\u201d Kendra shared.<\/p>\n<p>We do not know that location. But we <em>do <\/em>know that, clearly, she is not alone.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Joseph Duggar Told Wife Kendra in Jail Phone Call After Arrest | E! News\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bPawEAktt2E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-trying-to-keep-my-spirits-up\">\u2018Trying to keep my spirits up\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>As the call recording continues, you can hear what sounds like children playing in the background.<\/p>\n<p>(We\u2019ll get into <em>that <\/em>momentarily.)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you\u2019re doing okay,\u201d Kendra asked during the call.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph told her that he was \u201ctrying to keep my spirits up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that \u201creading the bible has really been helpful and calming to think about all the situation \u2013 situations.\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\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on TLC.\" class=\"wp-image-551190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell on TLC.\" class=\"wp-image-551190 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/03\/0323_josephduggar_kendracaldwell_01-Cropped.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Joseph Duggar and Kendra Caldwell appear on TLC, before a sequence of disgraceful events.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Audibly, Joseph appeared to get choked up before he shared that reading his religion\u2019s holy book had been \u201cuplifting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kendra offered to get Joseph more reading material.<\/p>\n<p>However, Joseph stopped responding. It seems likely that he was crying.<\/p>\n<p>The call was still ongoing. In fact, Joseph was the one paying for it.<\/p>\n<p>After two minutes of silence, Kendra hung up the phone. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kendra Caldwell and Joseph Duggar stare into each other\u2019s eyes in this photo. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: TLC)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-she-doing-around-children\">What is she doing around children?<\/h2>\n<p>One of the conditions of Kendra Caldwell\u2019s release was agreeing to have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-joseph-duggar-no-contact-with-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">no contact with her four children<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It seems most likely that the children playing in the background on the call were perhaps niblings \u2014 if she\u2019s staying with one of Joseph\u2019s siblings.<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that she\u2019s on the infamous Duggar compound or at someone\u2019s house.<\/p>\n<p>(Some have wondered if she\u2019s staying with Anna Duggar, since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/04\/anna-duggar-jim-bob-duggar-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jim Bob purchased her house<\/a> not too long ago, but that is <em>pure <\/em>speculation.)<\/p>\n<p>With this family, and he wider cult, Kendra could be staying at a rental house or at a family friend\u2019s house where the general public might never find her.<\/p>\n<p>However well she hides, she\u2019s due in court on April 29.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/kendra-caldwell-in-hiding-joseph-duggar-phone-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes On March 20, Arkansas authorities processed and jailed Kendra Caldwell. She and her disgraced husband, Joseph, are facing multiple charges of child endangerment. As we reported, Michelle Duggar bailed her out almost immediately. That was not an option with Joseph. Kendra is now hiding from the public eye. But \u2026 what\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":231624,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231622","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\/231622","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=231622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231624"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}