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Pahrump Justice of the Peace candidate Richard Hamilton, in custody and seated, speaks to defense attorney David Neely III prior to his court hearing on Monday Feb. 26. Hamilton is charged with contempt of court after allegedly failing to allow a former tenant at his residence to retrieve her belongings after moving out of the home. Hamilton’s next court date is scheduled for March 21 at 9 a.m.