Police ambush suspect received deferred prosecution from WI judge arrested for aiding illegal

Soft-on-crime judicial activism is believed to have played a key role in the critical injury of two cops, as former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker revealed the identity of the judge connected to an ambush.

“Yet another reason she does not belong on the bench!”

Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, two police officers were responding to a call of a “subject with weapons” when an upgrade of “shots fired” occurred en route, Assistant Milwaukee Police Chief Nicole Waldner explained at a Thursday press conference.

Those officers were “unexpectedly fired upon” when they arrived on scene, and, according to Walker, the suspect had previously received leniency from a judge facing a federal indictment for allegedly aiding an illegal immigrant evade arrest.

“The suspect in the shooting of two Milwaukee Police officers last night was given a deferred prosecution agreement in 2023 by — you guessed it — suspended Judge Hannah Dugan,” wrote the former governor on X. “Yet another reason she does not belong on the bench!”

The suspect in the shooting of two Milwaukee Police officers last night was given a deferred prosecution agreement in 2023 by – you guessed it – suspended Judge Hannah Dugan. Yet another reason she does not belong on the bench!

— Scott Walker (@ScottWalker) June 27, 2025

The police confirmed Friday that an arrest had been made related to the shooting, and TMJ4 had confirmed the identity of the suspect was 22-year-old Tremaine Jones. It was reported that in 2023, Jones had pleaded guilty to driving a stolen car and resisting an officer.

A statement from the victim whose car was stolen expressed, “I no longer feel safe at home and this action has made my child uncomfortable going outside at night.”

“I would like restitution, as well as some time served for Mr. Jones to receive the reality that it is not okay to take things from people who work hard,” added the victim.

As it was, Jones faced no jail time, but instead had paid restitution and participated in community service.

Meanwhile, after having shown leniency then, Judge Dugan had allegedly been seen on camera aiding illegal alien Eduard Flores-Ruiz in evading arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at the Milwaukee courthouse in April.

The judge’s alleged involvement resulted in her own arrest, and a federal grand jury had indicted her in May, leaving her facing a maximum penalty of six years in prison and up to $350,000 in fines if convicted.

Federal grand jury indicts judge who allegedly helped illegal migrant dodge feds https://t.co/PNzcQaqHi0

— BPR (@BIZPACReview) May 14, 2025

Regarding the critically injured officers, Milwaukee Police Association President Alex Ayala told the press, “Yes, it was an ambush. The coward tried to ambush my police officers tonight and almost took the life of one of them.”

A statement from the organization read in part, “It is with profound sorrow and outrage that we confirm that two Milwaukee police officers were tragically shot and critically injured in the line of duty tonight. Our thoughts are with these officers, their families, friends, and colleagues.”

“These officers face unimaginable suffering and they have long roads ahead of them,” continued the statement, as many believed the judge’s leniency toward the alleged suspect should make her culpable for the crime as well.

She should be charge with those crimes as well then

— Rich Arnold (@rcarnold1) June 27, 2025

Occasionally there’s a good reason for deferred adjudication, obviously this was not one of them.

— JJ (@joser290) June 28, 2025

She should be charged as an accessory

— The Ghosts of Squirrel & Raccoon (@GhostThe78757) June 28, 2025

I hope investigators have been looking at her entire legal/bench history because she’s crooked as hell.

— Cherish Country (@Cherish_Country) June 28, 2025

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Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn’t researching current events and their impacts, you’ll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.

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