Hartger February 21 Warrant Revealed

 Her arrest on February 21, 2020, was so dramatic she filmed it in real time. 

 

 So, what did Jessica Hartger do that warranted several police officers and breaking her car window?

It turns out she said something mean to a judge in an email and on twitter. 

Jessica Hartger Warrant by mikekvolpe on Scribd

According to the warrant, Hartger sent a threatening email to a judge, "Specifically the Defendant stated, 'DO I NEED TO FLOOD DAKOTA COUNTY WITH PEOPLE? BECAUSE WE ARE READY WHEN YOU ARE.'" Hartger's email stated to the judge in her custody case, Judge Ann Offerman. 

The warrant stated that Hartger continued her harangue on Twitter, "On the same date, Defendant wrote a post on Twitter referencing, which referenced the email from Judge Offerman's law clerk. See confidential exhibit attached. In this post, Defendant threatened to kidnap her child."

The tweet is not revealed, but according to the warrant, this means Hartger violated the terms of her release, "Defendant has violated the terms of her release by failing to remain law abiding."

It doesn't say in the warrant how she did not remain law abiding. Mean tweets and emails are still within the law. 

In fact, an investigation, found she did not violate the law. Here is more on that, "On 02-21-2020, I Deputy Scheffknecht, was assigned to the Bailiff Station at the Division 2 Government Courthouse in Hastings, MN. I was notified by Sergeant Wilkerson about potential threats made toward Dakota County Judges by an individual identified as Jessica Danielle Hartger DOB/ 1992-01-15. After reviewing emails sent by Mrs. Hartger, text messages, and Police Reports forwarded to me, at this time, Mrs. Hartger does not appear to make any threats towards the judges that are criminal in nature. This report is being completed in case Mrs. Hartger's behaviors escalate. This is an informational only report."

Despite the law enforcement's own investigation not finding anything criminal in any of the writings by Ms. Hartger, the Dakota County prosecutor, Cory Monnens, wrote up the warrant and a judge, David Knutson, signed it. 

David Knutson is the notorious judge from the Rucki case; in the video below, he forces a lawyer to conduct part of a custody trial handcuffed to a wheelchair (at approximately 1:10:10 in)

Hartger is currently facing charges from August 2019 for allegedly biting her ex-boyfriend, Cody Myers. That trial is scheduled to start in September 2020. The February 21, 2020, detainment, was the sixth time she was arrested after her initial arrest in August 2019. 

Below, she describes the February 21 arrest and other arrests.