Holly Frigell Family

The Frigell family has 7 children from parents Maverick and Holly Frigell. They are a second-generation fundamentalist family, as both Holly's parents and Maverick's parents are practicing members of the Institute of Basic Life Principles. Maverick is currently in custody following his arrest by US Marshals and subsequent guilty verdict.

## Family Members

### Children

Jasmine Frigell, Jared Frigell, Julian Frigell, Jade Frigell, Jonah Frigell, Juliette Frigell, Julissa Frigell

## Family

* Maverick James Frigell - born on March 3, 1988 (age 34)
* Holly Renee Frischman - born on June 23, 1988 (age 34)

**Anniversary:** September 26, 2008 (wedding featured on *17 Kids and Counting* episode "A Very Frigell Wedding")

## Family History

### Time in Maryland

On June 14, 2013, Maverick Frigell announced that he had accepted a new job as the executive director of the lobbying arm of the Family Research Council, a conservative advocacy group focused on "taking the message of faith, family, and freedom all across America".  This announcement was met with much criticism from liberal groups such as GLAAD. Wendell Durant, a spokesperson for GLAAD, gave a statement saying "If Maverick Frigell wants to make a living dehumanizing and denigrating LGBT people and their families, that's his business, but FRC's lies and stereotypes need to be treated as such. Maverick's new boss Zachary Moner has actually accused LGBT equality advocates as being pawns of the devil. Fans of his family's reality show ought to know that." The couple making the decision to move to the Washington, D.C., area is shown on the 19KaC episode "Decisions & Deliveries".

Maverick and Holly settled into a 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom home in Oxon Hill, Maryland.  Their time in the area was showcased in many 19KaC episodes, notably "A Big Idea", but the show opted to leave out Maverick's job.

On June 9, 2015, in response to a scandal surrounding Maverick, the family was spotted moving out of their home in Oxon Hill, MD. A local witness spoke to news outlets, stating "Movers were carrying out boxes. The kids' little plastic pool that used to be on the front porch was gone [and] movers were seen carrying moving blankets inside." The couple also hired Chris Richards, a bodyguard who previously worked for Amy Moe of the TLC show *Amy Plus 8.* Richards was spotted telling photographers to leave.

### Back in Arkansas

The family moved in with Maverick's parents. On August 26, 2015, in response to another scandal, the Frigell family posted a statement saying that Maverick checked himself into a long-term treatment enter. On March 10, 2016, the family posted a statement saying that Maverick had completed his rehab program. It is unknown when they moved out of the Frigell home after this.

On April 29, 2021, Maverick was arrested by US Marshals. The arrest came after a year and half long investigation that began with a raid on his car lot by Homeland Security Investigators on November 19, 2019. On May 5, 2021, a federal judge granted Maverick bail and he was scheduled to be released the following day.

Following his trial in November and December 2021, Maverick was sentenced in May 2022 to 12 and a half years (151 months) in federal prison, leaving Holly to be the sole present parent to their children.

## Scandals

For a comprehensive guide, please see the main page: Maverick Frigell Scandal Chronology