The Brief
- Eduardo Flores-Ruiz pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally.
- He was arrested after Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan allegedly helped him evade federal agents who were waiting to arrest him.
- Judge Dugan is facing obstruction charges for her alleged role in helping Flores-Ruiz escape.
MILWAUKEE – The man who allegedly evaded federal agents with the help of Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan pleaded guilty Thursday to being in the U.S. illegally.
Federal prosecutors charged Eduardo Flores-Ruiz in April with reentering the country illegally after being deported. He faces up to two years in prison when he’s sentenced and agreed to be deported whenever he is released, according to a summary of the plea deal he reached with prosecutors.
Online court records did not list a sentencing date. His attorney, Martin J. Pruhs, didn’t immediately respond to an email from The Associated Press on Thursday afternoon seeking comment.
Background on Eduardo Flores-Ruiz
What we know:
According to court documents, Flores-Ruiz first entered the United States illegally near Nogales, Arizona, in January 2013. He was arrested the next day and deported. He subsequently returned to the U.S. without permission and was charged this past March in Milwaukee with misdemeanor domestic battery.…