A Milwaukee criminal defense lawyer found himself being handcuffed in a courtroom Thursday for the second time in less than a year.
Last fall, police arrested Matthew Meyer, 35, in the Criminal Justice Facility on a host of charges related to a bitter, drawn-out exit from a volatile relationship with a former girlfriend.
On Thursday, a sheriff’s deputy put cuffs on Meyer again after he was sentenced to a year in jail for crimes the judge said were made worse by Meyer’s “energized evil” against the woman, a 30-year-old medical professional he dated off and on for about three years starting in 2016.
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Assistant District Attorney Erin Karshen called Meyer arrogant and manipulative and said he used his position as a lawyer to “weaponize the criminal justice system” in threats against the woman. Karshen recommended he serve 18 months in prison.
