(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Cali McNeil (D) has been a prosecutor in Kenosha for more than a decade. She had been the Deputy District Attorney for the last three years. She is known for her soft-on-crime ple deals and far-left policies. She was dubbed as District Attorney Mike Graveley’s heir apparent.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Xavier Solis, a republican defense attorney challenged McNeil and won handedly. Allegedly, McNeil told the Kenosha Judges privately that she has accepted a job as an Assistant District Attorney in Rock County, about a three hour commute from her Kenosha home. She refused to tell DA-Elect Solis that she is moving on. McNeil said many times during her campaign that the citizens of Kenosha were her top priority. KCE asked her today if that was ever true, or if she had a change of heart. She didn’t respond. Her notifying Solis, certainly would have helped with the planning and transition, but apparently spite took hold over integrity.
The Current DA, David O’Leary (D), wouldn’t tell KCE why he hired a prosecutor with about a 50% conviction rate. His term expires in 46 days, and his successor, Jason Sanders (D), an Assistant District Attorney for Rock County, will take over On January 6, 2025, after running unopposed.
(Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
Many of the far-left prosecutors are quickly attempting to line up jobs elsewhere. It seems, that a DA who promised to be tough on crime isn’t what they signed up for. T. Clair Binger, the prosecutor ridiculed all over the world for his handling of the Rittenhouse trial has already been denied some employment opportunities, KCE is told. He’s been trying to leave Kenosha for some time, actually. He ran unsuccessfully for DA in Racine and Municipal Judge.
(File Photo by Kevin Mathewson, Kenosha County Eye)
The embattled prosecutor, Alexandra Smathers, was promoted at one time to Deputy District Attorney, and then demoted back to Assistant District Attorney. She is also pursuing other places to work.
There are rumors of a mass exodus of prosecutors as the DA’s office, but KCE has spoken to several that say they aren’t going anywhere. It seems that only the far-left idealists will leave. In Kenosha County, the DA’s office chooses the punishment more than 95% of the time. This is becuase the Judges all rubber-stamp deals that the prosecutors make. Judge Schroeder wasn’t that way. The prosecutors that are leaving are among those that know they have a better chance of keeping bad guys out of prison as prosecutors than defense attorneys.
Solis takes office on January 6, 2024.
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Bye Felicia!!!!!!!!!!!
OK good for us, sad for them
House cleaned.
GOOD RIDDANCE!!!!!!
Lady looks like a dude, go back to watching Rachel Maddow, adios!
It will be interesting on not only how many prosecutors will be left but how many from surrounding areas will apply to work here ?
Ideally once criminals start going to jail instead of not being charged or let off with reduced sentences and crime slowly starts to go down, how many prosecutors will actually be needed ?
Only time will tell.
A bit of make up would go a long way methinks.
Going to a safe space.
As someone who’s worked in Janesville and lived in Kenosha for many years, which part of Rock County is a three-hour drive from Kenosha? I suppose driving 25 mph in a 55 zone could make this a possibility.
There and back
True
She will never work there again.
Though that begs a question.
Why wouldn’t she join a local defense firm ?
With her “familiarity” with local judges, wouldn’t she be an asset wherever she went ?
You think she might even be recruited.
So what? People in Kenosha work in Chicago and easily make that same travel time daily.
Not surprising that Carli would move on. There’s one assistant here who would probably do a great job as Deputy DA.
Did this class act even concede? I never saw her post anything on her campaign page and then she just quietly shut it down. Wow…
Nobody likes a quitter.
If you can’t find a job closer to
home than that, there’s definitely
something more to the story.
It’s not like she was transferred or
the company relocated.
Probably just too embarrassed to
be seen in Kenosha County.
The new DA in Rock County was a former criminal defense attorney. Funny that Carli’s new boss worked on behalf of criminals.
It would be nice if she could get some balls and tell her future boss she is leaving. So unprofessional.