A high-profile courtroom showdown in Wisconsin ended with a stunning verdict this week, as a Milwaukee County judge was convicted
A high-profile courtroom showdown in Wisconsin ended with a stunning verdict this week, as a Milwaukee County judge was convicted of obstructing federal agents during an attempted arrest at the courthouse she presided over.
According to Fox News, Judge Hannah Dugan, who served Milwaukee County Circuit Court, was found guilty by a federal jury on a felony obstruction charge tied to a confrontation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this year. She now faces up to five years in prison.
The case centered on an April 18 encounter involving Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, who appeared in Dugan’s courtroom that day.
Prosecutors argued that the judge alerted Flores-Ruiz and his attorney to the presence of ICE agents waiting to serve him with a warrant. They then exited her courtroom through a back door, avoiding the agents entirely.
Federal authorities said the move was deliberate.
Jurors deliberated for six hours before delivering the guilty verdict on the obstruction charge.
