[Vision2020] Probation Officer Gets Deal on Stalking Charges

[Tom Hansen]

>From today's (June 1, 2007) Spokesman Review -

"She called 911 after Williams allegedly called her cell phone and
threatened to 'do something sick,' according to police reports. She told
police she was concerned because Williams had firearms at home."

Note to Schwaller:  Tell us again how life-time probation is going to
prevent Sitler from re-offending.

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Probation officer gets deal on stalking charges 
Case would be dismissed if he meets conditions
Taryn Brodwater 
Staff writer
June 1, 2007

Criminal charges against a senior felony probation officer with the Idaho
Department of Correction who is accused of stalking his estranged wife will
be dismissed if he complies with conditions set by a Kootenai County
magistrate.

David L. Williams, 41, remains on paid administrative leave pending the
outcome of an ongoing internal investigation, Jeff Ray, a spokesman for the
corrections department, said Thursday.

Williams declined to comment on the case. The Coeur d'Alene man was placed
on paid administrative leave following his March 3 arrest for second-degree
stalking, a misdemeanor.
 
His wife of 15 years called 911 the morning of March 3 and said Williams
stalked her throughout the night as she delivered newspapers for the Coeur
d'Alene Press.

Tamara Dulhanty told police Williams showed up at her work intoxicated and
went inside the building and began yelling. He followed her as she delivered
papers and was driving erratically, Dulhanty told police.

She called 911 after Williams allegedly called her cell phone and threatened
to "do something sick," according to police reports. She told police she was
concerned because Williams had firearms at home.

Police took Williams to Kootenai Medical Center and placed him on a mental
hold, according to police reports. He was arrested following his release
from the hospital.

In an agreement reached in court May 25, Coeur d'Alene City Attorney Anna
Eckhart agreed to a conditional dismissal of the charges. 

According to court minutes, Eckhart said she believed Dulhanty would support
the agreement, which requires Williams to undergo unspecified treatment. 

Williams also told Magistrate Barry Watson his wife supported the dismissal.

Watson said the dismissal of criminal charges will be final if Williams
meets all terms of the agreement, including filing monthly progress reports
showing he has attended treatment, over the next six months.

If he violates any law greater than a traffic citation in the next six
months, prosecutors could re-file the criminal charges, according to the
agreement.

Williams has been employed by the Department of Correction since 1991 and
became a probation officer in 2002.

Senior probation officers supervise and counsel felons, carry firearms and
have the power to conduct searches and make arrests, according to the Idaho
Department of Correction.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"Uh, how about a 1-strike law. Death doesn't seem too extreme for a Level-3
sex offender."

- Dale "Comb-Over" Courtney (August 3, 2005)