Kate. Yes, so, um. I I’m close friends with Kurt and Tara Arnold, and we’re still waiting on additional information, but unfortunately the plane went down yesterday evening in Maine, and so my heart hurts for them and their children and their families, and I worked at Arnold Deitkin for *** time. And so I know them well, and this is just *** tragedy and in particular, um, Tara is she’s just *** phenomenal person, *** bold leader, and somebody who has *** or had *** heart of service and so she was very involved in Precinct 4 and our sister nonprofit Precinct 4 Forward, and my heart and my prayers are with Kurt and their children. And all of the affected members and so we’re still waiting on additional information. Commissioner, how much does the warming center.
“A phenomenal person, a bold leader.” County commissioner identifies one victim of Bangor, Maine, plane crash
Leslie Briones, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner in Texas, said she worked at the law firm in Houston
Updated: 5:00 PM EST Jan 26, 2026
Several people died when a private jet crashed at the Bangor International Jetport in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday.As of Monday afternoon, investigators had not released the names of any of the victims, but Leslie Briones, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner in Texas, spoke to ABC affiliate KTRK Monday afternoon and identified one of the victims as Tara Arnold, wife of Kurt Arnold, who is one of the founders of the Arnold & Itkin law firm. A source familiar with the situation told Maine’s Total Coverage on Monday the plane was was being utilized by the Arnold & Itkin law firm in Houston, Texas and Federal Aviation Administration records showed the registered address of being with that firm. “I am close friends with Kurt and Tara Arnold,” said Briones. “My heart hurts for them and their children and their families. I worked at Arnold & Itkin for a time and so I know them well. This is just a tragedy and in particular Tara, she is just a phenomenal person, a bold leader and somebody who had a heart of service.”
BANGOR, Maine —
Several people died when a private jet crashed at the Bangor International Jetport in Bangor, Maine, on Sunday.
As of Monday afternoon, investigators had not released the names of any of the victims, but Leslie Briones, Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner in Texas, spoke to ABC affiliate KTRK Monday afternoon and identified one of the victims as Tara Arnold, wife of Kurt Arnold, who is one of the founders of the Arnold & Itkin law firm.
A source familiar with the situation told Maine’s Total Coverage on Monday the plane was was being utilized by the Arnold & Itkin law firm in Houston, Texas and Federal Aviation Administration records showed the registered address of being with that firm.
“I am close friends with Kurt and Tara Arnold,” said Briones. “My heart hurts for them and their children and their families. I worked at Arnold & Itkin for a time and so I know them well. This is just a tragedy and in particular Tara, she is just a phenomenal person, a bold leader and somebody who had a heart of service.”