bluetopez;3170776 said:
Part 5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uolnIng9fU
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Part 6:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKfWhC_w7Zg
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I am surprised Mesereau couldn't have found a better opportunity to do an interview. He did win the biggest case. Wagener has issues too - thanks to MJEOl & Bonnie:
In part 5 Wagener wants $10 million dollars to make a documentary, & wants to collect it from fans?????????
Wagener arrested for seeking office
Wagener arrested for seeking office
Karen White / Senior Times Writer Santa Maria Times | Posted: Friday, March 1, 2002 12:00 am | (0) Comments
SANTA MARIA 77 Fifth district supervisorial candidate William J. "B.J.// Wagener has been taken out of the running for violating his probation in connection with an arrest warrant in Wisconsin.
The arrest warrant charges Wagener with violating the terms of his probation in connection with felony bail jumping. As a convicted felon on probation, the California Constitution prohibits him from running for office or even voting. Running for office violates his probation status.
Wagener, 57, was arrested Thursday afternoon at the Santa Barbara County Probation Department in Santa Maria, where he was called by a local probation officer. He is on probation from Wisconsin through Feb. 11, 2004. Supervision of his probation was moved to the local area from Wisconsin in 1998.
If returned to Wisconsin for violation of probation, Wagener could be required to serve 30 months in state prison there. An extradition hearing must first be held.
Wagener was booked about 4:30 p.m. into the Santa Barbara County Sheriff/s Jail on the no-bail warrant and later was transported to Santa Barbara.
He also is facing charges of failure to pay child support in connection with children he fathered outside of wedlock who live in Wisconsin.
The candidate, a libertarian, is an outspoken advocate of personal freedoms and less government and is producer and host of the ComCast cable Channel 22 TV political show, "On Second Thought." He is a former property manager and real estate salesman.
Wagener was convicted, after a jury trial, in January 1998 in the Kewaunee County Wisconsin Circuit Court. Although the reason for the conviction was not detailed in Wisconsin court records, Wagener was convicted and sentenced to six years probation on Feb. 11 of that year on two counts of felony bail jumping, after serving 27 days in jail.
The issue involved Theresa S. Choe, the mother of two of his children, and according to his own written words "my non-legal plural wife." They came together, court records show, when she was 18, and were united by a marriage contract he wrote himself, records show.
Wagener also has a legal wife and five children in Santa Maria.
Originally from Wisconsin, Choe returned with the children to her home area. Court records show Wagener owes nearly ,14,000 in child support to Choe.
He failed to appear for a Feb. 19, 2002, hearing in the Wisconsin court dealing with child support. His excuse to the court was that he had a serious illness. But the next day he played host to the state Libertarian convention in Santa Maria.
The Wisconsin court has been advised of these facts by Choe, according to Pam Brown, a local woman who is the adoptive mother of one of the sons of Carole and William Wagener.
Court records show that Wagener/s past has involved several of what he calls "non-legal" wives. For many years, Carole and William Wagener lived in a polygamous relationship that involved at least four other "wives" and seven children, according to evidence presented in a 1993 child support and custody case in a local court.
Wagener became embroiled in the battle when Choe sued for child support and custody. He filed for bankruptcy shortly after the case went to court.
In a written statement filed with the court, Wagener said he didn/t believe he should have to pay child support to Choe because she was using their children "as a meal ticket as she used me and Carole for eight years for fun and games and a free meal ticket."
Wagener ran in November 2000 for a seat on the Santa Maria City Council and then for the Santa Maria Public Airport Board.
Carole Wagener was a candidate for trustee of the Santa Maria-Bonita School District in November 2000.
They lost the elections.
In his campaign statement for supervisor Tuesday, Wagener said "Over 30 years of making my living outside the government payroll is what sets me apart from my opponents."
He added, "we need a citizen-worker, not bureaucrats in this elected position."
* Senior Staff Writer Karen White can be reached at (805) 739-2217 or by e-mail at
kwhite@pulitzer.net.
March 1, 2002
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William Wagener
William Wagener ran for 5th District County Supervisor in 2002 and was arrested shortly before the election. Because he was a convicted felon, Wisconsin authorities claimed that he had no right to run for political office. As a result, Wagener was arrested by Santa Barbara authorities.
In response, Wagener’s attorney John Holland said that his client’s prior conviction should have had no effect on his right to be a political candidate. He also said that because the terms of Wagener’s probation had been given to the SBPD in 1998, authorities were already aware of his record when they allowed him to run for office.
The charges against Wagener were dropped and he was released from jail. Still, his attorney accused Sneddon’s office of making sure Wagener was: “defamed and ridiculed in the local media in order to destroy his campaign for public office.” Wagener filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County and former Police Chief John Sterling, accusing them of violating his civil rights.
The lawsuit alleges that Police Chief John Sterling “had actual, advance knowledge of the plan by other defendants to falsely arrest, inaccurate and violate (Wagener’s) California and Federal civil rights.” Wagener claimed that authorities conspired against him because they wanted his opponent Joe Centeno to win the election.
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William Wagener Sues Santa Barbara and Santa Maria County
Written by Administrator | 22 August 2003
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Outspoken TV host files suit against city, county By Jasmine Marshall -- Staff Writer 8/22/03 An outspoken local television host has filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County and former police chief John Sterling alleging violations of his civil rights. William "B.J." Wagener has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Santa Maria, alleging that city and county officials -- along with officials in Door County, Wis.. -- violated his civil rights by arresting and jailing him shortly before the March 2002 primary election. He is seeking unspecified monetary damages. Wagener produces and hosts the public-access television show "On Second Thought." He is also a member of a group currently attempting to recall the Santa Maria City Council, and has fought against plans to add fluoride to the city's water supply. The County Counsel's office has not been served with the lawsuit, according to Steve Underwood, chief assistant to the county counsel. City Attorney Art Montandon expressed confidence the city would prevail in the case, which he called "unfounded." At the time of the arrest, Wagener was running for 5th District County Supervisor against then-mayor Joe Centeno and Jeanne Sparks, an assistant to former Supervisor Tom Urbanske. Wagener ultimately placed a distant third in the election, which was won by Centeno. A warrant for Wagener's arrest was issued by officials in Wisconsin five days before the election, on charges of violating the terms of his probation in connection with felony bail jumping. As a convicted felon, Wagener had no right to run for public office, Wisconsin authorities asserted . The charges against Wagner were ultimately dropped, and he was released from Santa Barbara County Jail on March 1, 2002. Wagener was convicted in a jury trail held in January of 1998 in the Kewaunee County Wisconsin Circuit Court, for violation of a restraining order, according to the statements of fact in his lawsuit. James C. Holland, the Ventura attorney representing Wagener, argued in his brief to the court that Wisconsin law had no bearing of his client's right to vote or run as a candidate in a political election. Holland also argues that Wagener's probation supervision had been transferred to Santa Barbara County in 1998. Holland argues that his client was "arrested and incarcerated, and defamed and ridiculed in the local media in order to destroy his campaign for public office..." The lawsuit alleges that former police chief Sterling "had actual, advance knowledge of the plan by other defendants to falsely arrest, inaccurate and violate (Wagener's) California and Federal civil rights." Holland said Thursday "it's a fair characterization to say there was a plan (among the defendants) in advance of (the arrest)." Wagener's lawsuit alleges a motive was "all to the benefit of his political opponent" -- Centeno. The lawsuit also alleges that a Santa Maria Police Officer, Greg Carroll, attempted to steal $100 in cash from Wagener, which he had in possession at the time of his arrest. Wagener claims Carrol "broke and tampered with the seal placed upon the bag containing the plaintiff's belongings, in an effort to cover up and mask ... the proof of his earlier misconduct." Staff writer Jasmine Marshall can be reached by e-mail at
jmarshall@pulitzer.net :nav Source:
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2003/08/24/news/news13.txt
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