Wyandotte Co. DA targeted for safety concerns, inexperience

Public safety concerns are at the center of complaints against Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree as Tuesday's primary approaches.

A LACK OF EXPERIENCE,AN INCREASE IN PLEDEALS AND A DECREASE INPROSECUTIONS OFVIOLENT CRIMES.IT'S PART OF BROADERCLAIMS WYANDOTTECOUNTY DISTRICTATTORNEY MARK DUPREEIS DOING A POOR JOB.THE I-TEAM'S ANDYALCOCK TAKES A CLOSERLOOK AND HAS REACTIONFROM DUPREE."I'M NOT GUILTY.

YES I DIDIT, I MURDERED HIM.

ISHOT HIM.

I HAD NO CO-DEFENDANT, I SHOT HIM.TREMAYNE QUINN SOUNDSOFF ON FACEBOOK LIVEAFTER A JURY FOUND HIMNOT GUILTY OF FIRSTDEGREE MURDER.WYANDOTTE COUNTYDISTRICT ATTORNEY MARKDUPREE'S OFFICEPROSECUTED THE CASE.WE ASKED DUPREE ABOUTTHE CASE AND THE VIDEO.MARK DUPREE/WYANDOTTECOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY"I have not looked at it.

Here'swhat I know.

We put our bestfoot forward and the jury madea decision."KIANN CAPRICE/CRIMINALDEFENSE ATTORNEY"I believe they could've gottena conviction in that case ifthey presented the leaddetective and other pieces ofevidence."LONG TIME CRIMINALDEFENSE ATTORNEY KIANNCAPRICE POSTED THEQUINN VIDEO ON HERFACEBOOK PAGERECENTLY.CAPRICE, WHO SAID SHESUPPORTED DUPREE IN2016, BELIEVES THE QUINNACQUITTAL IS JUST ONEEXAMPLE OF DUPREE'SOFFICE REPEATEDLYFAILING TO DO ITS JOB.KIANN CAPRICE/CRIMINALDEFENSE ATTORNEY"I see that he's an unqualifiedprosecutor, he's an unqualifiedleader, he's a politician."MARK DUPREE/WYANDOTTECOUNTY DISTRICT ATTORN"This is purely political motiveto simply smear what thisoffice and all of the assistantdistrict attorneys are workingso hard to do."MOLLIE HILL"It's something that takesyears of experience, years ofpractice."MOLLIE HILL WAS A LONGTIME WYANDOTTE COUNTYASSISTANT DISTRICTATTORNEY.AFTER DUPREE'S 2016ELECTION, SHE WAS TOLDHER SERVICES WERE NOLONGER NEEDED.WHILE SHE AGREEDDUPREE HAS THE RIGHTTO HIRE HIS OWN PEOPLE,HILL SAID HE DUMPED ALLTHE ASSISTANT D-A'S WITHANY TRIAL EXPERIENCEEXCEPT ONE...AND THATPERSON, OVERWHELMED,LATER LEFT.HILL BELIEVES ONERESULT IS DUPREE'SOFFICE RELYING TOOHEAVILY ON PLEA DEALS.MOLLIE HILL"What is frightening is thereare very violent cases that arebeing pled down to almostnothing."MARK DUPREE"My assistant district attorneysare experienced, they areefficient, they do the job welland they're public servants."DURING DUPREE'STENURE, HE'S BEENINVOLVED WITH SEVERALCRIMINAL CASES AGAINSTPOLICE OFFICERS.IN ONE OF THEM, FORMERKCK POLICE OFFICERCOLLEEN RADFORD ANDWYANDOTTE COUNTYSHERIFF'S DEPUTYANDREW O'NEAL WERECHARGED WITH GIVING AGUN TO A CONVICTEDFELON AND CHILDENDANGERMENT.MARK DUPREE"We did move forward with thecharges, but a judge ultimatelfound that the case should'vebeen dismissed."ANDY ALCOC"The Radford case highlightsa clear tension betweenDupree and the KCK PoliceDepartment.

In fact, formerKCK Police Chief Terry Zeiglerrecently criticized Dupree onFacebook about that case."IN THAT POST, ZEIGLERSAID RADFORD, WHO HEDID NOT NAME, ALLOWEDDRUGS TO BE SOLD OUTOF HER HOME.ZEIGLER CITED EVIDENCEINCLUDING "NUMEROUSCALLS FOR SERVICE, ANOVERDOSE CASE AND THERECOVERY OF OVER ONETHOUSAND USED DRUGNEEDLES."DUPREE SAID IT WASRADFORD'S SON WHO HADTHE DRUG PROBLEM, NOTTHE OFFICER.DUPREE SAID ZEIGLERPUSHED THEPROSECUTION IN ORDERTO FIRE HER.MARK DUPREE"It's very difficult to dealwithfolks who consistently aconstantly lie."IN ANOTHER KCK POLICECASE, DUPREE OBTAINED AGUILTY PLEA TO A LESSERCHARGE AGAINST STEVENRIOS.RIOS, A POLICE TRAINER,WAS ACCUSED OF SEXUALBATTERY AGAINST A CADETHE WAS TRAINING.DUPREE SAID NOT ONLY ISRIOS NO LONGERWORKING AT KCKPD,ZEIGLER FIRED HISACCUSER.MARK DUPREE"No good officer wants tounder the thumb of anycorrupt administration.

:12Would you characterizeZeigler's Administration ascorrupt?

I don't throw blowslike that so no."AFTER A SERIES OF I-TEAMSTORIES ABOUT ZEIGLERGETTING RENT, LABORAND GAS MILEAGECREDITS DURING PAIDTIME OFF TO FIX UP ANDLIVE AT THIS LAKE HOUSE,DUPREE ASKED THEKANSAS BUREAU OFINVESTIGATION TO LOOKAT THE CASE.KBI TURNED OVER ITSINVESTIGATION RESULTSTO DUPREE IN MAY, 2019.FOURTEEN MONTHSLATER, DUPREE SAID IT'SSTILL AN OPENINVESTIGATION SO HECOULDN'T COMMENT.I'M INVESTIGATOR ANDYALCOCK, 41 ACTION NEWS.A SPOKESWOMAN FORTHE K-C-K POLICEDEPARTMENT DECLINEDCOMMENT ON DUPREE.FORMER WYANDOTTECOUNTY ASSISTANTDISTRICT ATTORNEYKRISTIANE BRYANT ISCHALLENGING DUPREE IN