Posted on 05/01/2025 8:54:21 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The man arrested by immigration authorities in Milwaukee - despite a Wisconsin judge’s alleged attempt to shield him - is being held in a neighboring county’s jail as controversy continues to swirl around the case.
Eduardo Flores Ruiz, 30, was locked up in the Ozaukee County Jail awaiting further court action as of April 30.
He is accused of injuring three people in a recent domestic dispute, online records show.
The Mexico native is the defendant whom Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of assisting in an April 18 incident at the Milwaukee County Circuit Court.
Flores Ruiz appeared at the court for a hearing on that date, but it didn’t proceed, federal authorities say, after Dugan allegedly took actions to thwart Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers who were poised to arrest the defendant and begin deportation proceedings.
Federal officials accuse the judge of helping Flores Ruiz and his lawyer to exit through a restricted-use door. Officers, however, were able to arrest him after a foot chase outside the courthouse.
He was previously deported to his home country in 2013, before being accused in the domestic violence case that was assigned to Dugan, officials said.
The state Supreme Court suspended Dugan while she contests charges of concealing Flores Ruiz and obstructing ICE.
Dugan, who was arrested on April 25, is set for her next court hearing as a defendant on May 15 in Milwaukee federal court.
This 2016 photo shows Judge Hannah Dugan in Milwaukee, Wis. Lee Matz/Milwaukee Independent via AP
Milwaukee County court and police records reveal more information about the incident that landed Flores Ruiz in Dugan’s court on three domestic abuse-battery charges.
Three people told police that Flores Ruiz injured them during a March 12 verbal and physical altercation, after which two of them sought hospital treatment.
Miguel Mendoza-Figueroa alleged that Flores Ruiz “intentionally ... struck him multiple times in his body and face, causing pain and scratches during a verbal argument about loud music,” the police report says.
The man reported being punched about 30 times.
When Deyci Torres Sierra, identified as Miguel’s girlfriend, tried to intervene, Flores Ruiz “struck her multiple times in her head” with his fist, inflicting pain, the report says.
A second woman, Maria Sierra Chihuahua, said she, too, tried to break up the fight, and Flores Ruiz “elbowed her in her upper left arm.”
Police said that, when questioned at the scene, Flores Ruiz described the incident as “a mutual fight” between himself and Mendoza-Figueroa, a court record shows.
The defendant is set to appear on the three charges in the county court again on May 14. Each of the charges is a Class A Misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine of up to $10,000 and nine months behind bars.
Dugan remains in online records as the judge assigned to his case, despite her temporary suspension from duty. The Epoch Times was unable to reach the court’s chief justice for clarification.
The Epoch Times sought comment from Flores Ruiz’s lawyer, Mercedes de la Rosa, and the local prosecutor handling the case, Kylan Reilly, and received no reply prior to publication.
He has a prettier mug than she does!
I thought I heard Vince Coglianese say this illegal (Eduardo Flores Ruiz) had the guy by the throat with one hand and punched him in the face six times while choking him.
Sending their best.
Well, Domestic Violence has found a home . . . right in Duggan’s court room. That is a slogan to take to the bank.
We have strict civil and criminal procedure rules for a reason—uniform application of the law and equal justice under the law. The witnesses, the victim, and apparently the victim's family were in the courtroom waiting for the hearing.
When the Judge abruptly escorted the defendant out of the court, or immediately after she returned to the bench, she must have entered something on the record. Perhaps something like "This case is continued until June 15th at 2 pm," or something like that. Maybe she made up something on the fly and spoke on the record, maybe she instructed the court reporter not to take down her remarks. I don't know. I have been in that courthouse occasionally, but I do not know her. She graduated from law school in my brother's class, but I do not recall hearing of her.
She is in deep trouble, and I am tempted to file a Wisconsin Judicial Commission complaint based on the publicly known information. I encourage anyone who was there or who has more direct knowledge to do so; it can be submitted on condition of confidentiality/anonymity. Subject to further information coming to light, I suspect the Chief Judge may have something caught in the wringer as well.
The Dems sure know how to pick their Poster Boys.
That is saying something.
I was going to say you should have seen her before the cosmetic surgery.
Blepharoplasty
Facelift
Brow lift
Rhinoplasty
Neck lift
Otoplasty
Fillers
Dermabrasion.
I recommend you file that complaint.
I’m sure that will be amusing.
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This is the Mexico native Judge Hannah Dugan is accused of assisting to evade ICE
in an April 18 incident at the Milwaukee County Circuit Court which was in session.
<><>Eduardo Flores Ruiz, 30, is locked up in the Ozaukee County Jail
<><>he is awaiting further court action as of April 30.
<><>accused of injuring three people in a recent domestic dispute,
<><>arrested by immigration authorities in Milwaukee -
<><>held in a neighboring county’s jail as controversy continues to swirl.
<><>deported then brazenly jumped back over our southern border.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Suspends Arrested Judge Who Aided and
Abetted Criminal Illegal’s Escape——she faces two federal charges
The Last Refuge ^ | April 29, 2025 | Sundance
Posted on 4/29/2025, 7:49:14 PM by SoConPubbie
Following her arrest for assisting a criminal illegal alien attempting to avoid capture, the Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended Judge Hannah Dugan from all judicial proceedings.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities, saying Tuesday that it is in the public interest to relieve her of her duties as she faces two federal charges. […] In its two-page order, the state Supreme Court said it was acting on its own initiative and not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3. […] She is set to appear in court for arraignment May 15.
In addition to Mastantuono, her attorneys include Paul Clement, a prominent conservative lawyer, and Steve Biskupic, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin who was appointed by President George W. Bush. (more at link)
Mug shot after being cuffed and arrested.
A judge’s primary duty is:
<><> to impartially preside over legal proceedings,
<><>ensure fairness and uphold the law,
<><>oversee trials,
<><>ruling on evidence and objections,
<><>applying the law to reach judgments
<><>and to resolve disputes.
<><>overseeing sentencing,
<><>provide legal instructions to juries,
<><>and review decisions made by lower courts.
Nowhere does it say judges may take action to physically aid and abet a defendant
under legal detainment to evade law enforcement while on trial in an open courtroom.
Maybe yours is as well.
This moron judge is now suspended with pay. Meaning she is on a paid vacation for the next 6-12-18 months while this affair gets sorted out at a glacial pace. If she gets booted then there will be more appeals while she is getting a taxpayer funded paycheck
I will also bet that Wisconsin pays for her lawyers.
But SHE could take him to the mat
They make a perfect couple. A couple of freeloaders living off the government. A real Romeo and Juliet story.
America has the skankiest looking junior judgies. Most are out there looking for foreign language speaking pool boys.
Yes. Someone needs to be the first to be made an example of.
No sympathy here. NONE.
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