From the ongoing investigation of Michael Volpe:
"The case against Sandra Grazzini-Rucki has turned to chaos and most of the blame can be laid at the feet of Dakota County Judge Karen Asphaug...
Grazzini-Rucki was convicted in the fall 2016 of deprivation of parental rights for hiding two of her daughters from her abusive ex-husband- her ex-husband David Rucki has been involved in a bar fight, a road rage incident, incidents of stalking, once stuck a gun to his son Nico’s head, and chased after his daughter Samantha on her thirteenth birthday.
The maximum sentence for the crime Grazzini-Rucki was convicted of was one year and one day and probation was assumed for anyone with no prior criminal record.
Though probation was assumed since Grazzini-Rucki had no prior criminal record, not only did Asphaug sentence Grazzini-Rucki to the maximum but made her serve it fifteen days at a time over a period of six years....
But shortly before Grazzini-Rucki was to serve her sentence, the Minnesota Appeals Court overturned the sentence as too harsh and sent the matter back to Asphaug for her to resentence Grazzini-Rucki and have her complete the sentence...
Grazzini-Rucki failed to appear for her March 26 court date and a nationwide body only (the most extreme) warrant was immediately issued.
Now, with less than a month and a half to serve, Dakota County is insisting on extraditing Grazzini-Rucki, a process would could take up to a week and a half on its own.
Because missing a court date immediately put Grazzini-Rucki into a fugitive category she is being housed in maximum security in a county jail, not a prison, which she said, “are used to break people.”
Had she been allowed to execute the sentence, Grazzini-Rucki would have completed everything in January 2017.
Sandra Grazzini-Rucki is currently being housed in Pinellas (Fl) County Jail and has been since she voluntarily turned herself in on March 27..."
Read Full Article Here: Grazzini-Rucki Case Spins Out of Control
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| Judge Karen Asphaug, Dakota County |