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(Wisconsin Attorney General) Lautenschlager arrested for DUI
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ^
| Feb. 24, 2004
| STEVEN WALTERS
Posted on 02/24/2004 10:12:54 AM PST by mafree
Madison - State Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager said today that she was arrested for drunken driving in Dodge County while returning to her Fond du Lac home from the Capitol on Monday.
Lautenschlager, 48, said in a statement that she had made a "terrible mistake" and added: "While driving home, I fell asleep and drove off the road, and was subsequently cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated."
In her statement, she promised to "accept the consequences of and will take responsibility for my actions."
According to the Dodge County sheriff's report on the arrest, Lautenschlager refused to take a test to determine her blood-alcohol level.
She was driving a state-owned car when she was arrested.
Lautenschlager, whose office works closely with local and state police agencies and operates state crime labs, thanked Dodge County officers in her statement "for their professionalism in handling this matter."
She has been released from custody.
A Democrat, she is a former state legislator and U.S. attorney appointed by former President Clinton. She was elected the state's first female attorney general in 2002.
An aide said Lautenschlager was not available for comment today.
Lautenschlager commutes to the Capitol from her Fond du Lac home and usually drives alone to state appearances. As a former federal prosecutor, whose spouse is a retired law enforcement officer, Lautenschlager has received considerable political backing from law officers.
More details of her arrest were not immediately available.
Complete coverage of this story will appear online later today and in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in the morning.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
KEYWORDS: attorneygeneral; democrat; dui; wisconsin
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To: MediaMole
Been out there a few times, but I can't describe it well enough. She didn't get far, so it's probably set up like an interstate.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:15:14 AM PST
by
spunkets
To: MediaMole
Two lane byway. If she went to sleep at the wheel, she was a 2.0+ corned up commie.
To: Tacis
"I remember in the late '70s, in Thousand Oaks, California a teacher's strike where the striking teachers smashed the windows of school buses full of little children as they were driven on to school grounds).
I never heard of this but it was a couple years before I moved there. Nothing happened to the teachers??
To: af_vet_1981
Resign? Wisconsin's "top cop"?
Its former "top cop", now Governor Jim Doyle, is opening a webpage for Wisconsin citizens to order prescription drugs from Canada, despite prohibitions to the contrary.
What is the law to these types?
64
posted on
02/24/2004 11:19:36 AM PST
by
Chummy
To: international american
Due to your tag line, I have to ask you this question......
On dimpled chads or punch ballots, how come they don't fingerprint each one in contested intent?
If there are no fingerprints, it was bulk produced and someone needs to look deeper.
65
posted on
02/24/2004 11:20:55 AM PST
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: blackdog
She's one of Doyle's best grabber allies. I'm sure she doesn't have a gun.
66
posted on
02/24/2004 11:21:33 AM PST
by
spunkets
To: BraveMan
Legally, the officer could hold you down and forcibly draw a blood sample from your veins.Which doesn't change anything I said.
And a court case to determine the constitutionality of that practice would be interesting.
67
posted on
02/24/2004 11:21:38 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: mafree
She supposedly registered at 1.2 but claims she only had a couple glasses of wine. For some that is a few glasses of wine.
68
posted on
02/24/2004 11:23:16 AM PST
by
Nov3
To: spunkets
She's one of Doyle's best grabber allies. I'm sure she doesn't have a gun. Made she had a couple that she'd grabbed earlier in the day? ;)
69
posted on
02/24/2004 11:25:19 AM PST
by
JohnnyZ
(People don't just bump into each other and have sex. This isn't Cinemax! -- Jerry)
To: blackdog
Great question, which you answered yourself.
"If there are no fingerprints, it was bulk produced and someone needs to look deeper."
To: Protagoras
I just looked it up. It is a civil penalty, not a criminal violation. Refusal does not stop the OWI prosecution in any way. Especially since she was stupid enough to refuse a blood test after blowing .12 on the roadside test.
She will most likely try to argue that the roadside test is inaccurate and that she had had a drink almost immediately before taking the test.
To: concerned about politics
peasant tax slavesOoooooh. I like that line. My I use it?
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:29:46 AM PST
by
fella
To: MediaMole
To think Wisconsin instead could have been served by Vince Biskupic.
Here's "Peg's" response to DOJ (notably not to the citizens of Wisconsin):
AG Lautenschlager: Open Letter to DOJ Employees
2/24/2004
For Immediate Release
For More Information Contact:
Brian Rieselman 608/266-7876
The Following Statement was released to all employees of the Wisconsin Department of Justice today:
I am sorry to tell you that I made a terrible mistake last night. While driving home, I fell asleep and drove off the road, and was subsequently cited for operating a vehicle while intoxicated.
I wish to apologize to each and every one of you for the negative impact my actions might have on the Department and the public's perception of this fine institution. I am extremely embarrassed about this and know that I have disappointed many people who have put their faith in me.
I wish to thank the officers of the Dodge County Sheriff's Department for their professionalism in handling this matter. I accept the consequences of and will take responsibility for my actions.
- Peg
..and to take a look at the Incident Report:
http://www.wispolitics.com/1006/lau040224.pdf
73
posted on
02/24/2004 11:29:56 AM PST
by
Chummy
To: giznort
Naah. They'll issue her a 4WD car so she can drive out of the ditch on her own.
To: spunkets
Oh please! I've never seen a gun grabber who was not "Guns for me and not for thee". Her husband is a retired cop.
If she wasn't carrying, I'm the pope.
75
posted on
02/24/2004 11:32:07 AM PST
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: mafree
A couple (more than one) glasses (pints) of wine (Thunderbird).
I think .08 is BS, however, this is a perfect example of what should be a DWI arrest. This drunken road slob getting a DUI puts those who got tagged for .08 after a couple (2) beers (12 oz.@ 5% per vol.) in very bad company. Her .12 DUI will look the same as an incidental .08. This is wrong.
76
posted on
02/24/2004 11:33:37 AM PST
by
Dead Dog
To: Chummy
"...fell asleep and drove off the road,"
Passed out
To: Chummy
Who was the second occupant, William Ripple?
78
posted on
02/24/2004 11:37:29 AM PST
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: MediaMole
I just looked it up. It is a civil penalty, not a criminal violation. I figured. It is in my state.
Refusal does not stop the OWI prosecution in any way.
OWI?
Especially since she was stupid enough to refuse a blood test after blowing .12 on the roadside test.
If she was smart she would have refused both. Drunk people aren't usually smart.
She will most likely try to argue that the roadside test is inaccurate and that she had had a drink almost immediately before taking the test.
I leave all those speculations to lawyers.
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:37:51 AM PST
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: Chummy
Also notice the tag number was left blank. Since when do cops write "Draft" police reports?
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posted on
02/24/2004 11:39:20 AM PST
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
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