Cases against Quincy woman continued in hopes of Problem-Solving Court acceptance

Published 2:21 pm Tuesday, June 2, 2026

QUINCY — The Quincy woman facing charges in a number of cases was in court Tuesday for a brief status hearing while waiting to hear if she will be accepted into the county’s intense probation program.

Kimberly A. Brown, 21, of Quincy has several ongoing felony cases as well as multiple misdemeanor cases open in Adams County court, with charges ranging from domestic battery and aiding a fugitive to disorderly conduct and resisting an officer or corrections employee.

Public Defender Betsy Bier asked Judge Tad Brenner on Tuesday to continue the cases for two more weeks while she waits for a final decision on Brown’s eligibility for the county’s Problem-Solving Court, a high-intensity probation program that works to help defendants get on the right track while avoiding prison time.

If approved, Brown will be subject to the orders of the Problem-Solving Court that could include treatment services deemed appropriate by the probation department as well as drug screenings and other terms as the court sees fit.

Brown has been held in the Adams County Jail since her arrest in February in connection with aiding a man wanted for the shooting death of Damien C. Gardner on Feb. 17. Older charges in pending cases going back to 2024 include both misdemeanor and felony charges, including aggravated battery and domestic battery, underage consumption of alcohol, resisting a peace officer, criminal trespass, and unlawful possession of a credit or debit card.