Re: How do I file a complaint against a probation agent?

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On 7/13/10, Andrea wrote:
> I would like to know how to file complaints against
> probation agents in WI. Long story, I will try to keep
> brief. Please assume nothing and ask any questions you
> have.
> About 6 mos. after my husband and I were married, our
> daughter was born. Around this time, my husband had been
> acting strange, and I started asking if he was cheating.
> He attacked me several times when I asked. The 3rd time
> police were called. He was arrested. My husband came home
> after arrest and began to reveal a drug problem. We were
> talking one a.m. and out of nowhere he choked me until I
> was unconsious. I was not thinking clearly for a period
> after this. 2 days later I attacked him. He called the
> police. I was arrested and charged, but upon telling them
> what happened 2 days before, they took me home and
> arrested & charged him with assault with intent to do
> great bodily harm, DV disorderly, bail jumping. He was
> allowed by the court to come home again. By this time I
> knew how severe his drug problem was. I hired an attorney,
> the best in my county, as I didn't want to see his life
> ruined over a drug problem. This all happened in a few
> weeks time, we just had a baby, I was confused as to what
> was really going on, and before it all started, I thought
> there was a picket fence around my house. A couple weeks
> after I hired attorney for him, he woke me up one morning
> and attacked me again. Beating me for about 3 hours. he
> kept leaving and returning to hit me more. One time I
> locked the door and passerby saw him break a window to get
> back in and called police. He left again, but returned and
> saw police. He went to police station and said I was
> hitting him and we were both arrested. He later told me he
> hit himself in the face. I stopped paying for his atty at
> this time and hired my own, however funds were limited by
> this time. His parents cont. to pay high price atty I
> hired. He had a pretrial investigation.I was interviewed
> after his parents. I told him that my husband was on
> cocaine and gave him proof as when I found out I called
> the police in city he was buying it and turned seller in.
> Husband spoke to those police and admitted this to them
> but was then arrested 3rd time and never ableto assist
> that pd in set up. He asked if I made husband quit job, I
> was puzzled, told him I spoke to boss in person trying to
> save job when he just didn't show up. I was confused. Then
> convicted on my charges, MY attorney was puzzled said he
> get a word in. I was put on probation for 1 year. In this
> time, my p.o. revealed that his parents told investigator
> and other p.o.'s I was on drugs, beating their son, made
> him quit job. Husband said same. He got 8 mos in county
> jail, 4 in huber, 6 yrs prob. I appealed with different
> atty and saw judge and assist d.a. would not even let my
> atty speak. I appealed to have my case dismissed but also
> to remove money owed for court, counseling etc. Was denied
> all in court, but monies owed "disappeared". The district
> attorney that handled the case was running for attorney
> general at time of our cases and while I was still on
> prob. He announced near end of race he would resign as
> D.A. if he lost race. He lost and at that time announced
> he would be going to work for a criminal defense firm, the
> same one I hired for my husband. I have already filed
> formal grievances against d.a. and all attys involved. How
> do I now file a complaint against the p.o. that did the
> criminal investigation in my husband's case. He didn't
> investigate any of my solid info and instead went along
> with the story the attempted murderer and parents told.
> Then continued to spread this slanderous info around p.o.
> office. Please help!!!