Fired Portage officer sues Dodge County for arrest last fall
A former Portage police officer who was fired after a department investigation last year is suing Dodge County and the sergeant who arrested him.
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A former Portage police officer who was fired after a department investigation last year is suing Dodge County and the sergeant who arrested him.
Benjamin Oetzman maintains the statement was made in private and did not constitute an actual threat, and that Sgt. Jermey Wolfe arrested him without probable cause.
Dodge County District Attorney Andrea Will said her office will not prosecute because it could not prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
Two Portage police officers and an administrative assistant were fired after their arrests for alleged violation of a restraining order and disorderly conduct, Police Chief Keith Klafke said.
Two Portage police officers and an administrative assistant with the department were fired Monday.