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Montcalm judge asks county to fund full-time probation officer to launch veterans, misdemeanor drug courts
Summary
District Court Judge Adam Eggleston and part-time probation officer Mikaela Sattler asked the Board of Commissioners to approve converting a part-time probation position to full time to support a veterans treatment court and an expanded misdemeanor drug court; commissioners took the request under advisement while discussing funding options.
District Court Judge Adam Eggleston urged the Montcalm County Board of Commissioners to approve converting a part-time probation officer position to full time to support a planned veterans treatment court and an expanded misdemeanor drug court.
Eggleston said the county has seen a rise in cases with substance-abuse elements and a growing share of matters that begin as felonies and are later pled down to misdemeanors. He described the candidate, Mikaela Sattler, as “a great addition” and said full-time supervision would allow the court to pursue problem-solving courts and seek grant funding.
Sattler, who introduced herself to the board as a district court probation officer and a U.S. Army veteran, said the veterans treatment…
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