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Trempealeau County district attorney seeks additional prosecutor staffing, plans truancy social‑work intern

3441844 · May 19, 2025
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District Attorney John Sesop told the board his office is under‑staffed relative to workload and is seeking an additional assistant district attorney through state‑level funding; he also announced placement of a social‑work student intern to address truancy.

Trempealeau County District Attorney John Sesop told the county board on May 19 that his office is operating below recommended staffing levels and that state proposals and association advocacy could bring an additional prosecutor to the county.

“We're pretty much exactly in the same place that we were last year,” Sesop said, describing felony and overall case volumes and noting that Trempealeau County’s percent staffing was shown as 52.43% in a packet he shared. He said a two‑person office is…

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