Saturday, November 9, 2019

11082019 - Former Mayor Gerald "Ajax" Ackerman To Be Paroled [03052020] - Port Huron


















'Perverted Pied Piper': Ex-Port Huron mayor convicted of molesting girls gets parole
Port Huron Times Herald
January 06, 2020
https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2020/01/06/ex-port-huron-mayor-convicted-molesting-girls-gets-parole-gerald-ackerman/2824585001/


The former Port Huron mayor dubbed a 'perverted Pied Piper' by his sentencing judge is expected to be paroled March 5, according to the Michigan Department of Corrections.  

Gerald 'Ajax' Ackerman, 63, came before the Michigan Department of Corrections' Parole Board Nov. 4, according to the MDOC. 

A MDOC spokeswoman said Monday his 24-month parole term carries several conditions.

"He has a number of parole conditions such as registering as a sex offender; Attending treatment programming; Not having verbal, written, electronic or physical contact with any individual 17 or younger or attempt to do so through another person unless he has the written permission of his agent and an adult responsible for that individual is present; Must not reside, work or loiter within 1,000 feet of school property; Must not enter the city of Port Huron without written permission; Must comply with GPS tether monitoring; Must not use or possess alcoholic beverages or other intoxicants; and must consent to a search of his personal property at any time," Holly Kramer, MDOC spokeswoman said in an email.

Kramer said they are still completing the pre-parole investigation process, but Ackerman is expected to be supervised in St. Clair County.

"He received a misconduct for Insolence in 2002, possession of contraband in 2004 and being out of place in 2009," she said. 

Ackerman declined an interview with the Times Herald in November. 

Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Peter Deegan sentenced Ackerman in June of 2000 to 18 to 38 years in prison for molesting three young girls in 1998 and 1999. He was sentenced to a year in jail for indecent exposure in an earlier trial that resulted in a hung jury on the sex act charges. 

Ackerman denied he molested the children during his sentencing, according to Times Herald reports from the time. 

A jury convicted him on charges of having sex and oral sex with 12- and 8-year-old girls, as well as photographing them in sexually explicit positions. Ackerman was also convicted of fondling an 11-year-old girl. 

Investigators at the time said the crimes happened at Ackerman's youth center, Clear Choices, which he founded in 1995 and was part of his platform when he served as mayor. 

"You truly acted out as a perverted Pied Piper," Deegan said during Ackerman's sentencing in June 2000. "You'll spend at least the next 18 years behind prison walls, and you're no longer a threat to young children."

Ackerman touted himself as a reformed motorcycle bad boy who worked with troubled kids and used the success of his youth center to land him in politics. 

He was elected as Port Huron's mayor in 1997 and was seen by many as a symbol of a changing community and the ability to forgive troubled pasts. He resigned from the position after being charged.  

Rise and fall of Ajax Ackerman - a timeline
* Summer 1995: Gerald 'Ajax' Ackerman, a recovering alcoholic and small-time trouble-maker in metro Detroit, works to stem youth gang violence in Port Huron. He earns a police award in 1994 for his work with children and opens Clear Choices, a center where he worked with troubled youth and offered a refuge for children, in 1995.

* November 1995: Ackerman, wearing a long beard and hair in a ponytail, runs for City Council and wins the seventh and final seat. But a recount shows a tie, and he loses a lottery to A. Herb Robbins. Ackerman is later appointed to council when James Relken resigns in 1997.

* November 1997: Ackerman is the top vote-getter for council and is elected as mayor. He is part of the city's push to comply with federal orders to eliminate sewer overflows. 

* April 1998: After learning the donated Clear Choices building must close, Ackerman searches for a new site. He attempts to secure federal funding through grants administered by the city. He withdraws the request when some residents question the activities of Clear Choices during a public hearing. An 18-year-old woman speaks on Ackerman's behalf, who testified a year later that she started a sexual relationship with him that month. The relationship ends in October, about the time she discovers she is pregnant. A year later, she testifies the child is his.

* February 1999: A mother complains to representatives of DARES, a local support center for sexual abuse victims, that she fears her teenage daughter is having an inappropriate relationship with Ackerman. The complaint is ignored.

* April 1999: Ackerman's third wife files for divorce on April 1, five days before he is arrested on charges of molesting young girls at Clear Choices. The charges are based on a one-day investigation stemming from a complaint by a woman who fears his relationship with her daughter.

* October 1999: Ackerman is found guilty on nine counts of indecent exposure and he immediately is sentenced to one year in jail. But the jury deadlocks on the major sex charges against him, forcing a new trial.

* May 2000: Times Herald photographers Tony Pitts and Mark Rummel are handcuffed and detained for about 20 minutes in Judge Peter Deegan's empty jury room before they were ordered to surrender their film and released after taking photos of jurors outside the courthouse following the second trial where Ackerman is found guilty on all charges.

* June 2000: Deegan sentences Ackerman to 18 to 38 years in prison for molesting three young girls in 1998 and 1999.

* Nov. 4, 2019: Ackerman attends a parole hearing. 

* Jan. 6, 2020: MDOC states Ackerman is expected to be paroled for 24-months starting March 5.



















Rise and fall of Gerald 'Ajax' Ackerman
Port Huron Times Herald
November 8, 2019

























'Perverted Pied Piper': Ex-Port Huron mayor convicted of molesting girls could be paroled
Port Huron Times Herald
Port Huron Times Herald
November 8, 2019
https://www.thetimesherald.com/story/news/2019/11/08/former-port-huron-mayor-convicted-molesting-kids-could-paroled/2527810001/


The former Port Huron mayor dubbed a 'perverted Pied Piper' by his sentencing judge may be paroled. 

Gerald 'Ajax' Ackerman came before the Michigan Department of Corrections' Parole Board Nov. 4, according to the MDOC. A decision on whether to parole the 63-year-old is expected in four to six weeks. 

Former St. Clair County Circuit Judge Peter Deegan sentenced Ackerman in June of 2000 to 18 to 38 years in prison for molesting three young girls in 1998 and 1999. He was sentenced to a year in jail for indecent exposure in an earlier trial that resulted in a hung jury on the sex act charges. 

Ackerman denied he molested the children during his sentencing, according to Times Herald reports from the time. 

A jury convicted him on charges of having sex and oral sex with 12- and 8-year-old girls, as well as photographing them in sexually explicit positions. Ackerman was also convicted of fondling an 11-year-old girl. 

According to the Michigan Offender Tracking Information System, Ackerman's earliest release date is March 5, 2020. 

Investigators at the time said the crimes happened at Ackerman's youth center, Clear Choices, which he founded in 1995 and was part of his platform when he served as mayor. 

"You truly acted out as a perverted Pied Piper," Deegan said during Ackerman's sentencing in June 2000. "You'll spend at least the next 18 years behind prison walls, and you're no longer a threat to young children."

Ackerman touted himself as a reformed motorcycle bad boy who worked with troubled kids and used the success of his youth center to land him in politics. 

He was elected as Port Huron's mayor in 1997 and was seen by many as a symbol of a changing community and the ability to forgive troubled pasts. He resigned from the position after being charged.  

Ackerman was not immediately available to be interviewed. 

"We were not notified regarding the parole hearing, but would strongly disagree that this child sexual predator should be paroled," Port Huron police Capt. Marcy Kuehn said in an email. 



A dark time 
"It was a dark time for our community," said St. Clair County Senior Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Mona Armstrong, who tried Ackerman's cases. 

She said Ackerman's parole hearing was not public and she has to have faith in the system on what is decided. 

"There's no amount of years that will ever make up for what happened, there’s no amount of time after which a victim and a victim's family feels, everything's fixed, everything's fine. There’s just no amount of time," she said. "Is 20 years enough? 25? Would 15 have been enough? I have to have faith in the process."

Armstrong said the crimes were horrific in many ways and impacted the entire community. 

"The violation of children is a horrific crime, in and of itself, added to that, was the fact he had quite honestly….he’s exploited an entire community. He passed himself off as something he was not, he used the trust he had fostered with community leaders and the public, the citizens of the community who had embraced him...and led everyone to believe he was trying to help children, and instead was exploiting them in the worst way possible."

Rise and fall of Ajax Ackerman - a timeline
* Summer 1995: Gerald 'Ajax' Ackerman, a recovering alcoholic and small-time trouble-maker in metro Detroit, works to stem youth gang violence in Port Huron. He earns a police award in 1994 for his work with children and opens Clear Choices, a center where he worked with troubled youth and offered a refuge for children, in 1995.

* November 1995: Ackerman, wearing a long beard and hair in a ponytail, runs for City Council and wins the seventh and final seat. But a recount shows a tie, and he loses a lottery to A. Herb Robbins. Ackerman is later appointed to council when James Relken resigns in 1997.

* November 1997: Ackerman is the top vote-getter for council and is elected as mayor. He is part of the city's push to comply with federal orders to eliminate sewer overflows. 

* April 1998: After learning the donated Clear Choices building must close, Ackerman searches for a new site. He attempts to secure federal funding through grants administered by the city. He withdraws the request when some residents question the activities of Clear Choices during a public hearing. An 18-year-old woman speaks on Ackerman's behalf, who testified a year later that she started a sexual relationship with him that month. The relationship ends in October, about the time she discovers she is pregnant. A year later, she testifies the child is his.

* February 1999: A mother complains to representatives of DARES, a local support center for sexual abuse victims, that she fears her teenage daughter is having an inappropriate relationship with Ackerman. The complaint is ignored.

* April 1999: Ackerman's third wife files for divorce on April 1, five days before he is arrested on charges of molesting young girls at Clear Choices. The charges are based on a one-day investigation stemming from a complaint by a woman who fears his relationship with her daughter.

* October 1999: Ackerman is found guilty on nine counts of indecent exposure and he immediately is sentenced to one year in jail. But the jury deadlocks on the major sex charges against him, forcing a new trial.

* May 2000: Times Herald photographers Tony Pitts and Mark Rummel are handcuffed and detained for about 20 minutes in Judge Peter Deegan's empty jury room before they were ordered to surrender their film and released after taking photos of jurors outside the courthouse following the second trial where Ackerman is found guilty on all charges.

* June 2000: Deegan sentences Ackerman to 18 to 38 years in prison for molesting three young girls in 1998 and 1999.

* Nov. 4, 2019: Ackerman attends a parole hearing. 

* Jan. 6, 2020: MDOC states Ackerman is expected to be paroled for 24-months starting March 5.

Friday, November 8, 2019

11082019 - MCL 769.4a Amended - Senate Bill 257 Enacted - ACT NO 115 - Criminal Proceedings Deferred & Probation Instead Of Jail - Effective 02062020




Defer criminal proceedings in domestic violence cases and place the  individual on probation. Upon fullfillment of conditions of probation, the court will dismiss the proceedings against the person.




















Wednesday, October 30, 2019

10302019 - Andrew Zaleski - Relative Of Former Sheriff Finally Convicted And Sent To Prison On Domestic Violence Charges [Finally!]




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Andrew Zaleski's previous criminal convictions = No prison time served because Zaleski's relative was the former sheriff of Iron County - and the relative was friends with Iron County Judge Patrick Madden.
  • Child abuse and domestic violence conviction [1999]
  • Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle conviction [2005]


Fast forward to 2018: Andrew Zaleski was hell-bent on terrorizing his ex-girlfriend who resided across the state line in Michigan. Unfortunate for the victim, both the Wisconsin and Michigan prosecutor's office ignored her cries for help. Often, Michigan law enforcement ignored the victim/failed to file police reports - because of Zaleski's relative being a former long-time sheriff. The victim in this case wasn't just up against her abuser, but the sheriff.

In 2019, it appeared that once again that Zaleski was going to not be held accountable for his crimes. When the FBI became aware of this case, the WI prosecutor finally put two and two together and now understood why the former sheriff was attending Zaleski's criminal court hearings.

Just weeks prior to Zaleski's trial for all of his DV offenses, Judge Madden passed away. A judge from downstate WI, who unlike Judge Madden, didn't give a rat's ass about Zaleski's powerful connection to the former sheriff, finally served up justice. And, for the first time in his twenty-year violent criminal history, Andrew Zaleski was held accountable/sentenced to prison.













Domestic Violence Criminal Charges Against Andrew Zaleski - Sentencing October 30, 2019
Charges: False Imprisonment - 1 Count; Felony Stalking - 2 Counts; Violate Foreign Protection Order - 15 Counts; Felony Bail Jumping - 18 Counts; Disorderly Conduct - 1 Count. TOTAL CHARGES: 37 COUNTS


Count 1 - False Imprisonment - Guilty Due to No Contest Plea
Count 2 - Domestic Abuse - Stalking - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion
Count 3 - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion


Count 1 - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion


Bail Jumping-Felony


Bail Jumping-Felony


Disorderly Conduct
Bail Jumping-Felony


Count 1 - 940.32(2) - Stalking Felony - Guilty Due to No Contest Plea

Count 2 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 3 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 4 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 5 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 6 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 7 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 8 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 9 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 10 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 11 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 12 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 13 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 14 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 15 - 946.49(1)(b) - Bail Jumping-Felony - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 16 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 17 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 18 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 19 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 20 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 21 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 22 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 23 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 24 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 25 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 26 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 27 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 28 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion

Count 29 - 813.128(4) - Violate Foreign Protection Order - Dismissed on Prosecutor's Motion











More charges brought against Hurley man
Daily Globe
February 11, 2019
Hurley — A Hurley man with several active cases in Iron County is now also wanted on an additional 29 charges, after Iron County District Attorney Matt Tingstad recently filed a sixth case in Iron County Court.

Andrew R. Zaleski, 38, is charged with one count of stalking, domestic abuse; 14 counts of felony bail jumping and 14 counts of violating a foreign order of protection from Gogebic County in Michigan.

The stalking charge carries a potential maximum sentence of up to 3.5 years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000. Each bail jumping count carries a potential maximum sentence of up to six years in prison or a fine of up to $10,000.

Violating a foreign protection order is a misdemeanor with a potential maximum penalty of up to nine months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

Zaleski is accused of repeatedly contacting an ex in December and January, according to the Jan. 31 criminal complaint in the case.

A search of Zaleski’s phone by Hurley Police Department Sgt. Donald Packmayer allegedly showed evidence of texts and explicit pictures being sent through multiple applications between Dec. 22 and Jan. 7, according to the complaint.

While the daily number of alleged messages varied by day, the information in the complaint alleges the number was as high as 168 texts at one point.

Zaleski is also facing charges in several other cases in Iron County, according to online court records.

In a case filed Jan. 31, he is charged with child abuse-intentionally causing harm and felony bail jumping.

In a case filed Oct. 8, he is charged with felony bail jumping.

He is also charged with one count felony bail jumping in cases filed Oct. 3 and Sept. 6.

In a Jan. 31, 2018 case, Zaleski is charged with false imprisonment, stalking and violating a foreign protection order.












Hurley man sentenced to prison
Daily Globe
October 31, 2019
Hurley — A Hurley man was sentenced to more than three years in prison in Iron County Court Tuesday.

Andrew R. Zaleski, 39, was sentenced to a total of 3.5 years in prison for three felonies he pleaded no contest to in August.

He was sentenced to two years in prison and two years of extended supervision for felony bail jumping, two years in prison and two years of extended supervision for false imprisonment and 18 months in prison and two years of extended supervision for stalking.

Judge Gary Carlson ordered Zaleski to serve the pair of two-year prison sentences concurrently, followed by the 18 months for stalking. Online court records indicate the two years extended supervision for the stalking charge will also be served consecutively to the extended supervision ordered for the bail-jumping charge.

Zaleski was also sentenced to 90 days in jail for a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, according to online records, which he will serve concurrently to his other sentences.
He pleaded to the four charges as part of a plea agreement that resolved all six cases against Zaleski that included a total of 37 charges.

The oldest case included in the plea agreement dates back to January 2018. In that case, a woman reported she went to a Hurley hotel room believing she was meeting someone she had been texting, but instead found Zaleski hiding on the bed under the covers.

The woman had a personal protection order against Zaleski in Gogebic County at the time.

Zaleski kept her in the room for roughly 30 minutes, according to the complaint, before she was able to get out of the room when he “let his guard down.”

In another case, Zaleski is accused of repeatedly contacting the same woman in December 2018 and January 2019.























Andrew Zaleski: Court Records
CourtRegistry.org
https://www.courtregistry.org/people/andrew+zaleski+wi/


























Andrew Zaleski - Wisconsin Circuit Court Case Search Results
Wisconsin Circuit Court Case Search













State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R. Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 1999CF000029 
Charges: Child Abuse; Domestic Abuse; Disorderly Conduct
Filed: July 15, 1999
Wisconsin Courts

The defendant Andrew R. Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case. One or more other charges in this case were dismissed. The dismissed charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R. Zaleski is presumed innocent of the dismissed charges.
  • Andrew R. Zaleski was found guilty of Battery [Modifiers: "Domestic Abuse"=Infliction/Phy. Pain], a class A misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 940.19(1).
  • Andrew R. Zaleski was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct, a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01.












State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew Richard Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2005CF000024
Charges: Homicide by intoxicated use of vehicle; Homicide by use of vehicle with PAC; Hit and run involved death; Homicide by negligent operation/vehicle; Negligent operation of motor vehicle
Filed: March 31, 2005
Wisconsin Courts


The defendant Andrew Richard Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case. One or more other charges in this case were dismissed. The dismissed charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew Richard Zaleski is presumed innocent of the dismissed charges.
  • Andrew Richard Zaleski was found guilty of Homicide by Intoxicated Use of Vehicle, a class D felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.09(1)(a).














State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2018CF000004
Charges: False imprisonment; Stalking; Violate Foreign Protection Order
Filed: January 31, 2018
Wisconsin Courts

The defendant Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case. One or more other charges in this case were dismissed. The dismissed charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R Zaleski is presumed innocent of the dismissed charges.
  • Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of False Imprisonment [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.30.


10-29-2019 Sentencing hearing
Additional text:
9:21 a.m.  Defendant Andrew R Zaleski in court with attorney Stephen Zuber.  Matthew J Tingstad appeared for the State of Wisconsin.  Court provides background of judicial transfer and reserve judge.  PSI discussed.  Parties agree charges to be dismissed not to be considered in sentencing.  Court is willing to do that.  Further discussion held.  Parties to redact PSI.  Recess at 9:34 a.m.  Back on record at 10:19 a.m.  Atty Zuber provides status to Court.  Contacted author of PSI, author relied on 8/6/19 CCAP record.  Court will proceed.  Def requesting Court to delay hearing.  Court advises no counts are dismissed, all counts are still "out there".  If delays, will be Judge Stella, and victim rights to consider.  DA addresses Court.  Indicates author would not change PSI, not written on charges, on behaviors.  Requests sentencing to proceed today.  Atty Zuber responds.  Court is satisfied PSI is adequate.  Can reject any non-read in charges, def to be sentenced on four counts has pled to.  Vic wants to proceed.  Court to hear from parties.  DA wants to proceed.  No change per author.  Atty Zuber requests new PSI, Order for PSI doesn't reflect plea agreement.  DA objects.  Court is prepared to proceed, delay won't change PSI.  Denying motion to adjourn sentencing.  Courtney H. makes victim impact statement.  DA makes request for sentencing.  DA continues.  Requests consecutive sentence.  Atty Zuber argues sentencing.  Requests probation.  Defendant exercises right of allocution.  Brianna Z. sworn in, direct by Atty Zuber.  Court addresses factors to consider when sentencing.  Discusses probation considerations, rejects probation as def needs to be in correctional setting.  Court sentences def in 18CF40, BJ, 2 years Prison/2ES.  In 18CF4, 2 years P/2ES concurrent to other cases and in 19CF5, 1.5 years prison/2 ES Consecutive to 18CF40.  Other counts dismissed with prejudice.  Court reads WEDS, def not eligible for CIP or ERP.  In 19CF4, DC, def sentenced to 90 days concurrent with other sentences.  Court advises def of firearms provision, not to vote, DNA sample, no fines, just surcharges.  18CF35 and 42, dismissed with prejudice (and all other counts).  Copy of WEDS provided to def and def remanded to ICSD.  Bail posted is to be applied to surcharges and remainder refunded.  Sheriff's Dept. to advise clerk of CTS.  Adj.  12:11 p.m.
















State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2018CF000035 
Charges: Bail Jumping - Felony
Filed: September 06, 2018

Wisconsin Courts


All charges against Andrew R Zaleski in this case have been dismissed. These charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R Zaleski is presumed innocent.














State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2018CF000040 
Charges: Bail Jumping - Felony
Filed: October 03, 2018
Wisconsin Courts


The defendant Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case.
  • Bail Jumping-Felony, a class H felony, Wisconsin Statutes 946.49(1)(b).


10-29-2019 Sentencing hearing
Additional text:
9:21 a.m.  Defendant Andrew R Zaleski in court with attorney Stephen Zuber.  Matthew J Tingstad appeared for the State of Wisconsin.  Court provides background of judicial transfer and reserve judge.  PSI discussed.  Parties agree charges to be dismissed not to be considered in sentencing.  Court is willing to do that.  Further discussion held.  Parties to redact PSI.  Recess at 9:34 a.m.  Back on record at 10:19 a.m.  Atty Zuber provides status to Court.  Contacted author of PSI, author relied on 8/6/19 CCAP record.  Court will proceed.  Def requesting Court to delay hearing.  Court advises no counts are dismissed, all counts are still "out there".  If delays, will be Judge Stella, and victim rights to consider.  DA addresses Court.  Indicates author would not change PSI, not written on charges, on behaviors.  Requests sentencing to proceed today.  Atty Zuber responds.  Court is satisfied PSI is adequate.  Can reject any non-read in charges, def to be sentenced on four counts has pled to.  Vic wants to proceed.  Court to hear from parties.  DA wants to proceed.  No change per author.  Atty Zuber requests new PSI, Order for PSI doesn't reflect plea agreement.  DA objects.  Court is prepared to proceed, delay won't change PSI.  Denying motion to adjourn sentencing.  Courtney H. makes victim impact statement.  DA makes request for sentencing.  DA continues.  Requests consecutive sentence.  Atty Zuber argues sentencing.  Requests probation.  Defendant exercises right of allocution.  Brianna Z. sworn in, direct by Atty Zuber.  Court addresses factors to consider when sentencing.  Discusses probation considerations, rejects probation as def needs to be in correctional setting.  Court sentences def in 18CF40, BJ, 2 years Prison/2ES.  In 18CF4, 2 years P/2ES concurrent to other cases and in 19CF5, 1.5 years prison/2 ES Consecutive to 18CF40.  Other counts dismissed with prejudice.  Court reads WEDS, def not eligible for CIP or ERP.  In 19CF4, DC, def sentenced to 90 days concurrent with other sentences.  Court advises def of firearms provision, not to vote, DNA sample, no fines, just surcharges.  18CF35 and 42, dismissed with prejudice (and all other counts).  Copy of WEDS provided to def and def remanded to ICSD.  Bail posted is to be applied to surcharges and remainder refunded.  Sheriff's Dept. to advise clerk of CTS.  Adj.  12:11 p.m.














State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2018CF000042 
Charges: Bail Jumping - Felony
Filed October 08, 2018
Wisconsin Courts 


All charges against Andrew R Zaleski in this case have been dismissed. These charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R Zaleski is presumed innocent.














State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2019CF000004 
Charges: : Disorderly Conduct; Bail Jumping - Felony
Filed: January 31, 2019
Wisconsin Courts


The defendant Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case. One or more other charges in this case were dismissed. The dismissed charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R Zaleski is presumed innocent of the dismissed charges.
  • Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of Disorderly Conduct, a class B misdemeanor, Wisconsin Statutes 947.01(1).


10-29-2019 Sentencing hearing
Additional text:
9:21 a.m.  Defendant Andrew R Zaleski in court with attorney Stephen Zuber.  Matthew J Tingstad appeared for the State of Wisconsin.  Court provides background of judicial transfer and reserve judge.  PSI discussed.  Parties agree charges to be dismissed not to be considered in sentencing.  Court is willing to do that.  Further discussion held.  Parties to redact PSI.  Recess at 9:34 a.m.  Back on record at 10:19 a.m.  Atty Zuber provides status to Court.  Contacted author of PSI, author relied on 8/6/19 CCAP record.  Court will proceed.  Def requesting Court to delay hearing.  Court advises no counts are dismissed, all counts are still "out there".  If delays, will be Judge Stella, and victim rights to consider.  DA addresses Court.  Indicates author would not change PSI, not written on charges, on behaviors.  Requests sentencing to proceed today.  Atty Zuber responds.  Court is satisfied PSI is adequate.  Can reject any non-read in charges, def to be sentenced on four counts has pled to.  Vic wants to proceed.  Court to hear from parties.  DA wants to proceed.  No change per author.  Atty Zuber requests new PSI, Order for PSI doesn't reflect plea agreement.  DA objects.  Court is prepared to proceed, delay won't change PSI.  Denying motion to adjourn sentencing.  Courtney H. makes victim impact statement.  DA makes request for sentencing.  DA continues.  Requests consecutive sentence.  Atty Zuber argues sentencing.  Requests probation.  Defendant exercises right of allocution.  Brianna Z. sworn in, direct by Atty Zuber.  Court addresses factors to consider when sentencing.  Discusses probation considerations, rejects probation as def needs to be in correctional setting.  Court sentences def in 18CF40, BJ, 2 years Prison/2ES.  In 18CF4, 2 years P/2ES concurrent to other cases and in 19CF5, 1.5 years prison/2 ES Consecutive to 18CF40.  Other counts dismissed with prejudice.  Court reads WEDS, def not eligible for CIP or ERP.  In 19CF4, DC, def sentenced to 90 days concurrent with other sentences.  Court advises def of firearms provision, not to vote, DNA sample, no fines, just surcharges.  18CF35 and 42, dismissed with prejudice (and all other counts).  Copy of WEDS provided to def and def remanded to ICSD.  Bail posted is to be applied to surcharges and remainder refunded.  Sheriff's Dept. to advise clerk of CTS.  Adj.  12:11 p.m.














State of Wisconsin vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2019CF000005 
Charges: : Stalking [1 count]; Felony Bail Jumping [14 counts]; Violation Of Foreign Protection Order [14 counts]
Filed: January 31, 2019
Wisconsin Courts

The defendant Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of the following charge(s) in this case. One or more other charges in this case were dismissed. The dismissed charges were not proven and have no legal effect. Andrew R Zaleski is presumed innocent of the dismissed charges.
  • Andrew R Zaleski was found guilty of Stalking [Modifiers: Domestic Abuse], a class I felony, Wisconsin Statutes 940.32(2).


10-29-2019 Sentencing hearing
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9:21 a.m.  Defendant Andrew R Zaleski in court with attorney Stephen Zuber.  Matthew J Tingstad appeared for the State of Wisconsin.  Court provides background of judicial transfer and reserve judge.  PSI discussed.  Parties agree charges to be dismissed not to be considered in sentencing.  Court is willing to do that.  Further discussion held.  Parties to redact PSI.  Recess at 9:34 a.m.  Back on record at 10:19 a.m.  Atty Zuber provides status to Court.  Contacted author of PSI, author relied on 8/6/19 CCAP record.  Court will proceed.  Def requesting Court to delay hearing.  Court advises no counts are dismissed, all counts are still "out there".  If delays, will be Judge Stella, and victim rights to consider.  DA addresses Court.  Indicates author would not change PSI, not written on charges, on behaviors.  Requests sentencing to proceed today.  Atty Zuber responds.  Court is satisfied PSI is adequate.  Can reject any non-read in charges, def to be sentenced on four counts has pled to.  Vic wants to proceed.  Court to hear from parties.  DA wants to proceed.  No change per author.  Atty Zuber requests new PSI, Order for PSI doesn't reflect plea agreement.  DA objects.  Court is prepared to proceed, delay won't change PSI.  Denying motion to adjourn sentencing.  Courtney H. makes victim impact statement.  DA makes request for sentencing.  DA continues.  Requests consecutive sentence.  Atty Zuber argues sentencing.  Requests probation.  Defendant exercises right of allocution.  Brianna Z. sworn in, direct by Atty Zuber.  Court addresses factors to consider when sentencing.  Discusses probation considerations, rejects probation as def needs to be in correctional setting.  Court sentences def in 18CF40, BJ, 2 years Prison/2ES.  In 18CF4, 2 years P/2ES concurrent to other cases and in 19CF5, 1.5 years prison/2 ES Consecutive to 18CF40.  Other counts dismissed with prejudice.  Court reads WEDS, def not eligible for CIP or ERP.  In 19CF4, DC, def sentenced to 90 days concurrent with other sentences.  Court advises def of firearms provision, not to vote, DNA sample, no fines, just surcharges.  18CF35 and 42, dismissed with prejudice (and all other counts).  Copy of WEDS provided to def and def remanded to ICSD.  Bail posted is to be applied to surcharges and remainder refunded.  Sheriff's Dept. to advise clerk of CTS.  Adj.  12:11 p.m.













Dept. of Revenue vs. Andrew R Zaleski - Iron County Case Number 2019TW000028 - Filed: March 28, 2019
Wisconsin Courts