A local man who served time at the Marion County jail nearly a decade ago is asking county commissioners to forgive over $8,200 in debt so that he can move forward with a home purchase.
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners will meet on Tuesday, April 7, to consider a request from Briley Garrett Carr for the reduction or release of a civil restitution lien totaling $8,279.57. The debt consists of $5,500 for the “cost of incarceration” and $2,779.57 in accrued interest.
In an email sent to Marion County Attorney Matthew Minter’s office on March 27, Carr explained that he only discovered the outstanding judgments while in the process of trying to buy a house…