Man at center of Judge Dugan case pleads guilty, sentenced
Eduardo Flores-Ruiz
MILWAUKEE - The undocumented man at the center of a federal case involving a Milwaukee County judge pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery and was sentenced on Monday.
Time served
In Court:
Court records show 31-year-old Eduardo Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor battery and two other counts were dismissed as part of a deal with prosecutors.
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A judge then sentenced Flores-Ruiz to 195 days in the Milwaukee County Community Reintegration Center with credit for all 195 days time served.
In a separate federal case, Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty in September to being in the U.S. illegally after he was deported. He faces up to two years in prison when he's sentenced and agreed to be deported whenever he is released, according to a summary of the plea deal he reached with prosecutors.
Battery case
The backstory:
Milwaukee County prosecutors said the battery charges stemmed from a fight over loud music in March.
Court documents said Flores-Ruiz hit a man 30 times, knocked the man to the ground and grabbed his neck. He was also accused of hitting a woman. Investigators said, at the scene, Flores-Ruiz told police it was a "mutual fight."
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In April, Flores-Ruiz appeared in Judge Hannah Dugan's courtroom. Federal court documents said, on that day, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were at the courthouse to arrest him.
Dugan is accused in federal court of helping Flores-Ruiz evade capture. She has pleaded not guilty and is headed to trial.
Milwaukee County Judge Dugan headed to trial, dismiss motion denied
Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan, accused of helping a man evade federal immigration agents at the courthouse earlier this year, will go to trial.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the Milwaukee County District Attorney's Office, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage of the Flores-Ruiz and Dugan cases.