Pedro Colón goes too far

The effort to remove Rep. Jeff Wood took a nasty turn last week, with Wood trying to compel a vote on his possible discipline while Republican Rep. Steve Nass was absent preparing for the funeral of his recently deceased mother. In a statement on the effort to proceed while he…

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Wood arrested again, not a soul surprised

State Rep. Jeff Wood was arrested for drunk driving yet again. I don’t think there’s a single soul in Wisconsin who’s shocked that Wood was arrested again, but I think it’s clear he needs to resign his seat in the State Assembly immediately so he can focus on addressing what’s…

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Jeff Wood arrested for possible DUI

State Rep. Jeff Wood, who was arrested in December 2008 and charged with drunk driving and possession of drug paraphernalia, has been arrested again on suspicion of driving while under the influence. Wood, 40 was stopped Wednesday in Marathon County on Highway 51 after law enforcement officials received a report…

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Liar, liar…pants on fire!

I remember when Rep. Jeff Wood, arrested earlier this year for drunk driving and possession of marijuana, said he wouldn’t fight the charges against him or hire a lawyer. Unsurprisingly, Rep. Wood is still fighting the charges against him, and what’s more, Wood and his attorney are now challenging the…

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Jeff Wood charged with third OWI

State Rep. Jeff Wood was charged today in Columbia County Circuit Court with third-offense drunken driving, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, offenses that could put Rep. Wood behind bars for up to 19 months if convicted. I’ll be curious to see if Rep. Wood take a plea…

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The Jeff Wood arrest video

Courtesy of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, here’s the arrest video for State Rep. Jeff Wood’s OWI arrest: To Rep. Wood’s credit, at least he didn’t pull out the, “I’m a state legislator” card.

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Jeff Wood flip-flops

Remember how State Rep. Jeff Wood expressed remorse after he was arrested for OWI and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia? Remember how Rep. Wood said he wouldn’t hire an attorney or fight the charges? Well, apparently now that Rep. Wood’s come to the realization his political career is on…

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Wood should resign

State Rep. Jeff Wood (I-Bloomer) should resign his office. I don’t say that lightly, but after having had time to fully digest the circumstances surrounding Rep. Wood’s arrest, including the fact that his arrest was not his first arrest for Operating While Intoxicated (it was in fact his third arrest),…

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This wasn’t Rep. Wood’s first OWI…

…it’s actually his third. I reported when news of Rep. Wood’s arrest first broke that he was arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated-first offense, but it turns out Rep. Wood has been arrested twice before for Operating While Intoxicated, in 1990 and 1991. As James Wigderson notes, Rep. Wood…

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Rep. Jeff Wood arrested

Independent State Representative Jeff Wood was arrested early Friday on charges of operating while intoxicated-first offense and possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Rep. Wood, who recently won reelection, was arrested by the Wisconsin State Patrol at approximately 3 a.m. on Friday morning. Rep. Wood, formerly a Republican, gained notoriety…

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