re: #63 Amory Blaine

Sheboygan County sheriff defends hiring of convicted killer

The Sheboygan County sheriff is standing by his decision to hire a convicted killer as a radio technician, despite questions in the community about whether it is appropriate for someone with that type of record to be working for law enforcement.

Priebe said Macias had been working on the sheriff’s department radio system as contractor for about 10 years before Priebe took office and hired him in 2011. Macias was upfront about his conviction when he was approached about the job, Priebe said. He was not asked about the details at the time.

So the guy was already working on their gear and the sheriff knew about the murder conviction, but didn’t ask for details.

Then you have this.

Late last month, an anonymous source leaked the information about Macias’ background to media outlets including the Journal Sentinel and WISN-AM (1130) radio host Mark Belling, who first reported it earlier this week.

Sounds like someone has an ax to grind and wants to tear down a man who fucked up, turned his life around and made something of himself. Maybe someone who was passed over for the job?