At the time, Hall attempted to tender his resignation to Fellowship Baptist Church leadership, but they chose not to accept. Instead, they placed Hall on sabbatical for a minimum period of three months due to their concern that he had been overworking.
On May 26, it was reported that Hall had settled a libel lawsuit against him after admitting that he fabricated a story about trans activist Adrian Jawort, wherein he accused Jawort of threatening a state senator. Jawort will be able to make a claim of $250,000 against Hall, who is currently in bankruptcy.
As part of the settlement, Hall was required to publish an apology, wherein he said, “I apologize to Adrian Jawort. The information I published about Adrian was false. Adrian did not threaten or harass Senator Butch Gillespie. I regret the error and sincerely apologize to Adrian for publishing it.”
Roughly a week and a half after the settlement was reported, the domestic incident involving Hall and his family occurred on June 5.
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ChurchLeaders has reached out to Fellowship Baptist Church of Sidney, Montana, for comment and will update this article in the event of their response.
This article has been updated to include a correction: JD Hall was investigated for assault with a weapon and strangulation of a partner or family member, not arrested.
