Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan is set to appear in court Wednesday for a final pre-trial hearing for her charges of helping an immigrant evade capture.
Dugan, 66, pleaded not guilty to federal charges, including one charge of obstructing an official proceeding and concealing a person from arrest and another of concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest. Her jury trial is scheduled for Dec. 15.
The charges stem from April 18, when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents came to her courtroom and told staff about the planned arrest of Eduardo Flores-Ruiz.
Dugan asked the agents questions then sent them to the chief judge's office. She went back to court and pulled Flores-Ruiz's case ahead of the others, set it for a future date via Zoom, then directed the man and his lawyer out through a private jury door. Agents soon found him, followed him and arrested him.
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