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21-05-2025
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2 University Students Found Dead From Gunshot Wounds Days After Graduation
Two University of Wisconsin-Platteville students were found dead from gunshot wounds in a campus residence hall on Monday, just days after the school's commencement ceremony, university officials say. The university police department revealed Tuesday that the students were Kelsie Martin of Beloit, Wisconsin, who died from a gunshot wound after being transported to a hospital, and Hallie Helms of Baraboo, Wisconsin, who died at the scene from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, preliminary autopsies showed. Both women were 22. 'No other subjects are suspected to have been involved in the incident,' a university statement said Tuesday. 'Further investigation continues around the circumstances surrounding the death of the two individuals.' UW-Platteville Police Chief Joe Hallman said his department received a 911 call around 4 p.m. local time Monday about an incident at Wilgus Hall, a residential building on campus. Upon arrival, they determined it was an 'isolated incident' that posed no 'active, ongoing threat,' he said at a press conference. Martin was the assistant resident director at Wilgus Hall, where Helms was a resident. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported that Martin had just graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology, and Helms had just graduated magna cum laude with an elementary education degree. A Facebook post from the university last year praised Martin as a 'growing leader and role model for young women on campus' who owned more than 400 books. In an archived personal website uncovered by the Journal-Sentinel, Helms discussed her teaching aspirations. 'I want to be the teacher who had helped, counseled, and inspired change,' she wrote. 'I want to change students for the better.' The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say suicide is one of the leading types of gun deaths in the U.S., accounting for more than 20,000 deaths a year. There were more than 600 murder-suicides in the U.S. last year. Rapper Convicted For Shooting Megan Thee Stallion Stabbed In Prison Teen Accused Of Killing 4 In Georgia School Shooting Likely To Plead Guilty Eric Church Says Las Vegas Shooting 'Broke' Him
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Who is Hannah Dugan? The Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI amid ICE investigation
A Milwaukee judge charged by federal officials for allegedly helping an immigrant avoid arrest previously worked for legal aid organizations and was once president of the Milwaukee Bar Association. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, 65, is accused of obstruction of a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent the arrest of the man, who is in the U.S. without legal permission and was in Dugan's courtroom for a hearing. "Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest," Dugan's attorney, Craig Mastantuono, told the court when she appeared on her charges just hours after her arrest. "It was not made in the interest of public safety." Dugan is accused of helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz of Mexico avoid arrest at the Milwaukee County Courthouse after he attended a pre-trial conference on three misdemeanor battery counts on April 18, according to a complaint obtained by USA TODAY. Two federal agents eventually chased down Florez-Ruiz outside the courthouse in downtown Milwaukee. Here is what you need to know about Judge Dugan. Who is Judge Hannah Dugan? Dugan graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1987, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. She has spent a large amount of her career working for legal aid organizations, helping the poor and vulnerable before becoming the executive director of Catholic Charities. Dugan also has been active in various professional organizations, and referees attorney discipline cases brought by the Office of Lawyer Regulation. After being the president of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Dugan was elected to Branch 31 of the Circuit Court in 2016, defeating incumbent Paul Rifelj, an appointee of then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican. She primarily oversees cases in the misdemeanor division, the Journal-Sentinel said. Dugan was reelected in 2022 as she ran unopposed. Her judicial term expires in 2028. Hannah Dugan, Branch 31, speaks as candidates seeking election to Milwaukee County Circuit Court branches 31, 44 and 45 appeared during a forum at the Milwaukee Bar Association on E. Wells St. in Milwaukee on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. Alderman who knows Dugan says she's 'model of public service' Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis said in a statement that Dugan is a former constituent of his and said she has served the community "with integrity, intellect, and an unwavering dedication to constitutional values." "She is a model of what public service should look like: fair, principled, and rooted in justice," he said. "She has always stood on the right side of history, and I believe she will continue to do so." He added that she "deserves the same fair and impartial treatment that she has long ensured for others." According to the Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson slammed Dugan's arrest, calling it 'ham-handed," 'haphazard' and being more about 'showboating' than about keeping the community safe. In a statement posted on X, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers also criticized the arrest, saying the Trump administration has used "dangerous rhetoric to attack and attempt to undermine our judiciary at every level, including flat-out disobeying the highest court in the land and threatening to impeach and remove judges who do not rule in their favor." Republicans and members of the Trump Administration are defending Dugan's arrest. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is considering a run for governor in 2026, wrote on X: "If you help illegal aliens evade arrest, you will be arrested." FBI Director Kash Patel praised the FBI's Milwaukee office for Dugan's arrest. "We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject − an illegal alien − to evade arrest," Patel said on X. Contributing: Daniel Bice, John Diedrich, Mary Spicuzza, and Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Who is Wisconsin judge Hannah Dugan, arrested by federal officials
USA Today
25-04-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
Who is Hannah Dugan? The Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI amid ICE investigation
Who is Hannah Dugan? The Wisconsin judge arrested by FBI amid ICE investigation Show Caption Hide Caption Judge Hannah Dugan arrest Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson speaks on Judge Hannah Dugan arrest A Milwaukee judge charged by federal officials for allegedly helping an immigrant avoid arrest previously worked for legal aid organizations and was once president of the Milwaukee Bar Association. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan, 65, is accused of obstruction of a U.S. agency and concealing an individual to prevent the arrest of the man, who is in the U.S. without legal permission and was in Dugan's courtroom for a hearing. "Judge Dugan wholeheartedly regrets and protests her arrest," Dugan's attorney, Craig Mastantuono, told the court when she appeared on her charges just hours after her arrest. "It was not made in the interest of public safety." Dugan is accused of helping Eduardo Flores-Ruiz of Mexico avoid arrest at the Milwaukee County Courthouse after he attended a pre-trial conference on three misdemeanor battery counts on April 18, according to a complaint obtained by USA TODAY. Two federal agents eventually chased down Florez-Ruiz outside the courthouse in downtown Milwaukee. Here is what you need to know about Judge Dugan. Who is Judge Hannah Dugan? Dugan graduated from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1987, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network. She has spent a large amount of her career working for legal aid organizations, helping the poor and vulnerable before becoming the executive director of Catholic Charities. Dugan also has been active in various professional organizations, and referees attorney discipline cases brought by the Office of Lawyer Regulation. After being the president of the Milwaukee Bar Association, Dugan was elected to Branch 31 of the Circuit Court in 2016, defeating incumbent Paul Rifelj, an appointee of then-Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican. She primarily oversees cases in the misdemeanor division, the Journal-Sentinel said. Dugan was reelected in 2022 as she ran unopposed. Her judicial term expires in 2028. Alderman who knows Dugan says she's 'model of public service' Milwaukee Alderman Peter Burgelis said in a statement that Dugan is a former constituent of his and said she has served the community "with integrity, intellect, and an unwavering dedication to constitutional values." "She is a model of what public service should look like: fair, principled, and rooted in justice," he said. "She has always stood on the right side of history, and I believe she will continue to do so." He added that she "deserves the same fair and impartial treatment that she has long ensured for others." According to the Journal-Sentinel, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson slammed Dugan's arrest, calling it 'ham-handed," 'haphazard' and being more about 'showboating' than about keeping the community safe. In a statement posted on X, Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers also criticized the arrest, saying the Trump administration has used "dangerous rhetoric to attack and attempt to undermine our judiciary at every level, including flat-out disobeying the highest court in the land and threatening to impeach and remove judges who do not rule in their favor." Republicans and members of the Trump Administration are defending Dugan's arrest. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany, who is considering a run for governor in 2026, wrote on X: "If you help illegal aliens evade arrest, you will be arrested." FBI Director Kash Patel praised the FBI's Milwaukee office for Dugan's arrest. "We believe Judge Dugan intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject to be arrested in her courthouse, Eduardo Flores Ruiz, allowing the subject − an illegal alien − to evade arrest," Patel said on X. Contributing: Daniel Bice, John Diedrich, Mary Spicuzza, and Vanessa Swales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
