Arrest While on Probation for Sexual Assault

[tootsie1974]

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Wisconsin & Michigan
Our son has had a long list of problems (including a drug problem) for the past few years. He is on probation for: 2nd degree sexual assault-intoxicated victim & bail jumping combined with a recent arrest for: theft-movable property>$2500 - $5000 & bail jumping in Wisconsin. To make a long story short he raped a girl who they believed he drugged and then was arrested for stealing from his place of work.
Now, this week he came to Michigan to visit his grandmother (we don't speak) and was arrested last night for breaking into a house (while drunk & high), trying to attack a woman as she slept (her husband beat him and threw him out) and then went on a rampage through the neighborhood wrecking neighbors fences & landscaping before being arrested.
Our fear is that he will be let go. Will they automatically check his record in Wisconsin and know that he is on probation or should be contact the authorities to notify them? He is on a dangerous, downhill spiral and we feel he is dangerous if let out of jail. Will they extradite him to Wisconsin from Michigan because he is on probation. We don't even think he was allowed to leave the state. Please help!

[KeyWestDan]

They will run him through NCIC and find the Wisconsin arrests and will notify the probation authorities there. He will have a probation hold put on him and will not be released on bail. Wisconsin may or may not extradite him back, but probably will. He needed permission to travel outside the state and likely didn't get that. This person has very serious problems and is going to end up doing some serious time unless there is some intervention.

PS. You can likely see the charges and any hold on the county sheriff's web site or the local municipal police department. If there is no hold you should contact them and inform them of his status in Wisconsin, etc.

[aardvarc]

Typically, yes, they would check his probation/parole status before release. However, mistakes do happen. You may want to add a layer of carefulness by contacting the probation office in Wisconsin - (608) 240-5300 - and letting them know the current situation. The extradition question could go either way, but given the serious nature of the charges and the relative distance involved, if I had to make an educated guess, I'd think Wisconsin would be willing to extradite.