Dawn’s employers at the Post-Prison Education Program have stood up to support her in court, saying she’s turned her life around and has been working towards a master’s degree in social work.

Ari Kohn, president of the organization, said he knew about Dawn’s past when he hired her. When approached after her arrest he said he “didn’t give a damn” about her history.

“She’s smarter than hell,” he said Monday. “The prisoners love working with her.”

BRAEDEN MICHAEL WOZNIAK,   Book Number CIN Book Date Race Sex 2013015436 622027 7/21/2013 04:01:00 W M Charge […]

“Although Judge (Ryan) lied to the trooper about the type and quantity of alcohol he consumed, the amount of alcohol that he did consume (i.e., 2 glasses of wine) is still insufficient to prove impairment under the circumstances of this case,” the prosecutor added.

Based upon the information and my training the arrest decision was not hard to make as I had formed the opinion that Ryan was obviously impaired by the alcohol that he had consumed and I was unwilling to allow him to continue to operate a motor vehicle,” the trooper wrote

The following persons were reported charged and booked for DWI by the Pierce County Washington […]