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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Ex-official is again a wanted man"

Bob Kasarda reports today in the NWI Times in a story that begins:

VALPARAISO | Just a few weeks after spending six months behind bars for sexual assault, former Hebron official and former Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Michael Haughee is once again a wanted man.

Porter Circuit Court Judge Mary Harper signed an arrest warrant this week for Haughee based on accusations he has already violated the terms of his probation by failing to register as a sex offender or show up for treatment.

Haughee could not be reached Tuesday for comment and was not yet in custody at the county jail by midday.

When Haughee, a suspended attorney, was released from the Porter County Jail earlier this month, he was transported to Lake County to face a felony charge of stealing money from one of his law clients, said Neil Hannon, chief of Porter County Adult Probation.

After bonding out of jail in Lake County, Haughee decided to live in Dyer, but failed to register there as a sex offender, Hannon said.

He then decided to move south to Tell City, Ind., but needed permission from the court, Hannon said. Haughee is accused of changing his cell phone number, failing to provide the new number to his probation officer and moving to Tell City without the necessary permission.

Hannon said his department tracked Haughee down and met with him for two hours to explain his obligations.

The ILB has had a number of earlier entries on Mr. Haughee.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 24, 2008 12:29 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts