Sheriff’s wife accuses Brown County Commission of leaking investigation

Mary Jane Lunzman says warrantless blood draw fault of Aberdeen police

The wife of Brown County Sheriff Dave Lunzman blasted the County Commission and media during the commission’s meeting Tuesday.

Mary Jane Lunzman spoke during the open forum portion of the commission meeting at the Brown County Courthouse Annex.

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She recently went back to work at the Brown County Jail as a part-time detention officer. That was after an investigation into her conduct related to a drunken driving-related blood draw at the jail last year.

The county hired outside legal counsel to conduct the investigation.

Lunzman said somebody on the commission leaked information about the investigation to Austin Goss, a reporter with the The Dakota Scout. And, she said, she’s being villainized in the media when she’s just trying to help at the jail and has even done past volunteer work.

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