“If you’re going to be the chief prosecutor, you need to prosecute jury trials,” Jambois said.

Ozanne was co-prosecutor in the jury trials of Chad Chritton, who was convicted in 2013 of the abuse and neglect of his daughter.

The first trial ended with a felony neglect conviction and a misdemeanor neglect acquittal but was deadlocked on four other felony charges.

In the second trial, Chritton was convicted of three more felonies.

Ozanne has said many times over his tenure that state funding for prosecutor positions is severely below what it should be. In his Facebook announcement, he highlighted things he intends to continue pursuing, including advocating for more resources and staffing for the DA’s office, supporting continued treatment alternatives for low-risk offenders, pursuing government corruption cases and enforcing the state open records law.

Jambois is currently special prosecutor in the case of Mark Jensen, who was convicted in 2008 for the 1998 poisoning death of his wife. But in 2013, a federal judge overturned the conviction, and an appeals court upheld that decision. The case was sent back to Kenosha County for a new trial.

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