Illegal Alien Hit and Run Driver and Serial Liar Court Clerk Wife Given Free Pass

The Mason County Press did another turn on the investigative front by relating the story of a local court clerk and her husband, how she dutifully tried to protect him from legal jeopardy by admitting to a crime she never committed, how her duplicity was caught, and of how they both escaped any real consequences despite their lies and evasions.

Rob Alway of the MCP waded through dubious court records and a credible police report to find that this couple received preferential treatment by the local justice system, this follow-up will simply present his article in full, assume that what he printed was accurate, and analyze further the great deal this pair received and why you are not likely to get the same treatment when you do the same and don't have the clerks at the 79th District Court working for your defense.

          Crime Couple partially-fake Rosemary Saucedo-Narvaez and Alfonso Narvaez at their respective work areas

"LUDINGTON — An employee of the 79th District Court recently pleaded guilty in that court to the misdemeanor of providing false information to a police officer. The employee, Rosemary Saucedo- Narvaez, 52, of Ludington, continues to be employed by the court as a clerk.
The charges stem from a Jan. 7, 2019 vehicle crash that occurred about 6 a.m. at the intersection of Ludington and Washington avenues. Saucedo- Narvaez’s husband, Alfonso Narvaez, 41, was driving a vehicle eastbound on Ludington Avenue when he struck a vehicle traveling northbound on Washington Avenue. According to a report from the Ludington Police Department, the northbound vehicle drove through the red light and Narvaez had the right-of-way. However, Narvaez did not stop following the crash and left the scene.
The impact caused the northbound vehicle, driven by Cory Robert Hernandez, 41, to “spin around” and disabling the vehicle. On the scene, Hernandez told police officers that the lights were blinking and that his vehicle slipped on the ice causing it to not stop. Hernandez said he pulled his vehicle to the side of the street on Washington Avenue and a witness called 911. Hernandez was cited for not having proof of insurance and was given a warning for failing to yield the right-of-way.
A few hours later, Rosemary Saucedo- Narvaez came into the Ludington Police Department station and asked to speak to an officer. She told Officer Jacob Miller that she was driving the vehicle and that her insurance agent had told her that she did not need to stop at the scene of an accident, according to her statement in the police report.
“I informed Rosemary that if she is in an accident she needs to stop and make sure there are no injuries,” Miller stated in his report. “Rosemary apologized and said that she had been told otherwise.”
On Jan. 9, Officer Miller asked Saucedo- Narvaez to come in for an additional interview. During the interview, Saucedo- Narvaez told Miller that she was driving her husband to work, in southern Pere Marquette Township. During this interview, she told Miller that she did not stop because she looked back and “saw that the other vehicle left the scene.” She then stated that she continued down the road and took her husband to work, again confirming that she was driving.
“After speaking with Rosemary about her story, I informed her that I believed she was being deceptive,” Miller stated in the police report. “I informed Rosemary that parts of her story did not match my investigation. I requested that Rosemary inform me of what actually happened the morning of the crash. Rosemary began crying and informed me that she was not driving the truck. Rosemary stated that her husband was driving the vehicle and was in the vehicle alone. Rosemary stated she was at home when the accident occurred.”
Miller continued in his report, “She stated that soon after the accident Alfonso Narvaez called her and she told him that she would pick up his truck (from work) and drive it to the Ludington Police Department, take the blame for the accident… Rosemary stated that Alfonso is an undocumented immigrant and he is not ‘legal’. She said that he does not have a driver’s license either. She stated that she is afraid that Immigration and Customs Enforcement will deport Alfonso if he gets in any trouble. Rosemary stated that she cannot care for her grandchildren and pay for the house without Alfonso’s income. She stated that if Alfonso is deported she will become homeless.”
Miller said he then asked Saucedo-Narvaez if her husband was willing to come to the department and speak to him. She informed Miller that her husband struggles with speaking English and may need a translator. Miller arranged for a police officer from Hart Police Department to come to Ludington to translate. When Narvaez showed up, Miller said Narvaez spoke English well enough to not require the translator. During the interview Narvaez confirmed that he had been driving the vehicle and left the scene.
“He stated that he knew leaving the scene of an accident was illegal but he left because he was afraid of getting deported.”
A warrant was requested by LPD for Rosemary Saucedo-Narvaez for filing a false police report and to Narvaez for leaving the scene of an accident.
Saucedo- Narvaez was found guilty for filing a false police report/or statement to police, on Jan. 28 and sentenced to $275 in fines and fees. Typically, filing a false police report is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. However, Saucedo-Narvaez information on Saucedo-Narvaez’s arraignment was not furnished to MCP, as is standard practice by the court. The signature of the judgement of sentence is of Lake County Magistrate Gregory Block.
Charges against Narvaez were dismissed. According to court documents, he was listed under the name Francisco Sanchez and had been arraigned for one count of operating with a forged/altered/false license was dismissed Jan. 11 (the arraignment information had not been provided to MCP, which is normal practice by the courts). A note on his court record states: “Defendant has presented proof that his real name is Alfonso Narvaez. Therefore, People cannot prove he made a false statement to law enforcement. Defendant has pleaded to the underlying charge,” his court file states.
The crash was not Narvaez’s first. On Dec. 7, 2017, he pleaded guilty in 79th District Court for failure to display a valid driver’s license and was sentenced to one day in jail with credit for one day served, and $275 in fines/costs. His conviction was reportable to the Michigan Secretary of State office.
Saucedo-Narvaez remains employed by the district court, an employee of the county. The County of Mason employee handbook, under Section 210: Background Checks, part H, states that employment may be suspended and/or terminated if the employee is convicted of a felony involving sexual misconduct or an act of violence, which neither were the case involving Saucedo-Narvaez. However, section H also states “All other convictions types will be reviewed for job relatedness and also reviewed by a labor attorney if necessary.”
A request to the county administrator about whether Saucedo-Narvaez will remain employed by the county has not been answered as of posting. " [END Article]

ANALYSIS: There is a lot of information here, and not all of it makes sense if you believe our local law is blind and treats everybody the same way. If you were that naïve before, I hope your eyes will open more fully once you consider the facts in this case.

Let's consider what happened. The investigation's findings put Alfonso behind the wheel in an accident that doesn't appear to be his fault. He knew that it was illegal not to stop at the scene of an accident, yet he didn't bother doing so since he was somewhat concerned about his immigration status. He drove on to work, called his wife, and they hatched a scheme whereas she would drive to his work (which appears to be Pallets Recycle Inc.) pick up the truck involved in the accident, drive that back to the LPD and claim that it was her who was driving.

Furthermore, she would shockingly claim that she did not know the law about stopping at the scene of an accident, when she works for a court that processes such violations regularly and should know the law inside and out. To bolster that claim she invents an insurance agent she supposedly called at 6 AM who told her it was okay to drive away from an accident, advice no insurance agent would give as they know the law as good as a district court clerk if not better.

Two days later, when confronted with contrary facts to her statement, she admits that she was driving her husband to work and claims she looked back and saw the other driver leave the scene. Challenged more, she breaks and admits her husband is an illegal immigrant, that he has no driver's license (and likely not insured to use the truck) and that she was not in the truck at all. She feared that ICE would pick him up, deport him, and that she would lose everything. Alfonso verifies that story and fear at his interview. Here is what they received and what is normally doled out.

Rosemary received a nominal fine of $275 for willfully lying to the police on two different occasions. Two recent news stories in Michigan had misdemeanor counts for lying to a police officer. A Washtenaw County probation officer pleaded guilty Friday, Dec. 14 to two counts of lying to a peace officer - one a felony and the other a newly-added misdemeanor... The misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $2,500 fine. Former Michigan State University women's gymnastics coach Kathie Klages has been charged with two counts of lying to a peace officer... The charges include a felony and a misdemeanor - the felony charge is punishable by up to four years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines, and the misdemeanor charge is punishable by up to two years in prison and up to $5,000 in fines.

She was 'tried' apparently by Lake County Magistrate Gregory Block, which is part of the 79th District Court she works at, this is rather unethical and reflects badly on the court as it is an appearance of impropriety that they would 'try' her in the court she clerks at. Worse, court magistrates, unelected court officers of the district courts in Michigan, have limited powers in the court system. About the only thing they can consider in the Michigan penal code is trespassing violations, not a potentially serious crime like lying to the police which can be a felony.

As this action was seemingly done without knowledge by the Honorable Judge Peter Wadel who would have the initial jurisdiction, one would have to believe it was set up by her office-mates in the district court, and any kind of arraignment was waived, as inferred in the article by its absence. Another question that needs to be considered: was there an actual prosecutor assigned to represent the state's interest in seeing that its laws are equally enforced? There doesn't appear to be according to the MCP.

The biggest injustice, however, is that nothing happened with Alfonso Narvaez because the only thing he was ever charged with by an unnamed prosecutor was making a false statement to law enforcement, but that admittedly never happened. The warrant for Alfonso was for leaving the scene of an accident, which was never considered by the prosecution or the district court. In fact, beyond his illegal alien status Alfonso is guilty of quite a bit of things which never got before the court, unlike it would for you and I. Including:

Driving without a license (2nd offense)- misdemeanor (year in jail and a fine of $1,000. In addition, the truck could be immobilized for 180 days).
Leaving the Scene of an Accident- misdemeanor, felony if serious injury occurs
Lying to Police (getting someone else to lie on your behalf is equivalent)-misdemeanor, 1 year or $2500 fine for each count

None of these ever came before the court, not even a false trial in front of a magistrate like she got, and yet you see these charges come before the same court Rosemary Saucedo clerks at all of the time, with stiff fines, serious prosecutions, and sentences meted out to those not so fortunate of having someone on the court lie repeatedly to the police and influence the normal court processes, so that the man she loves doesn't have to pay for his crimes. Nor does she pay for her own crimes and lapses of ethical behavior, as she makes the court she works for a mockery for those who expect fairness and justice.

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You undoubtedly refer to the case of Jussie Smollett, who reported being assaulted by a couple of MAGA hat-wearing goons attacking him one night in a black neighborhood when the temperature was below zero.  Police investigations have indicated that it appears to be a set-up, he hired a couple of friends to stage it, for whatever kooky reason he thought up.  

Instead, he's not the victim, all those people who wear MAGA hats because they may support the current president and his agenda are the victim of this false witness, and it would be great if he is made an example of with a stiff sentence.  In the same vein, the poor kid wearing a MAGA hat who was accosted by an activist native-American drumming in his face and was then attacked by the media for smirking improperly, has hired great legal help and is suing the media who knowingly spread a false storyline which has negatively affected his life.  

It's kind of sad when a large class of supposedly peaceful and tolerant people get triggered by others wearing a red hat with an optimistic phrase so much that they become hyper-aggressive and intolerant.

We can thank Obama for the terrible race relations we now experiance. He's the first person I heard  say "white privilage". If there's going to be a race war thank Obama.

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