FOND DU LAC, Wis. – Time and time again, Tony Evers and Josh Kaul have advocated for soft on crime polices that harm the people of Wisconsin. Just last week, the Evers Administration appointed convicted felon, Aundray Evans, to the Governor’s Juvenile Justice Commission despite the fact that he is awaiting trial on five felony and misdemeanor charges.
Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, today released the following statement in response to the Evers Administration’s decision to let a convicted felon onto the commission:
“Tony Evers has failed the people of our state time after time and Josh Kaul has been in lock step with him every step of the way. It is unacceptable to appoint felons who are awaiting trial to government positions.”
Only after outrage from the law enforcement community, Evans was removed from the commission.
Toney added:
“Wisconsin needs an Attorney General that has a proven track record of standing up for the rule of law, who will fight back against government overreach, and who will stand up to a Governor that is soft on crime. Milwaukee has historic murder and drug deaths under the failed leadership of Kaul and Evers. This must stop and when I’m elected Attorney General – it will.”
This is just the latest addition to the list of the soft on crime approach of Kaul and Evers:
- In 2018, Josh Kaul ran on fixing the state’s crime labs, but the crime labs are in disarray under his leadership. We’ve seen a 30% drop in cases taken from 2018 to 2021 – plus – the crime labs are taking longer to process many items, including DNA.
- Josh Kaul defended convicted rapist, Derrick Palmer, in a fair employment case.
- Under Evers and Kaul –
- Violent crime is on the rise.
- Milwaukee has broken homicide records for two straight years.
- Milwaukee County is suffering from historic overdose deaths in 2021.
- In March, Evers’ appointee, Curtis Schmitt Jr. resigned from the Wisconsin Board of Veterans Affairs amid child pornography charges. Josh Kaul was silent.
- In June, Evers was pressured to remove John Tate from the Wisconsin Parole Commission after Tate recommended to release a man who stabbed his wife to death more than 40 times in front of their two children. Josh Kaul was silent.
