Federal authorities fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in charge of monitoring David Renz before he was charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing Lori Bresnahan during a carjacking at Great Northern mall.
Changes made at the federal probation office in Syracuse were detailed in a letter Monday from U.S. courts administrators to Congressman Dan Maffei of Syracuse. The probation officers came under fire last March after authorities said Renz removed and quickly reassembled an electronic bracelet so monitors didn't immediately realize he'd taken it off. Authorities say Renz later strangled and stabbed a woman in her car after raping the woman's daughter during an attack outside Syracuse. Renz was required to wear the device because of an earlier child pornography arrest.
MAFFEI RENEWS CALL TO END SEQUESTER TO PREVENT FUTURE CASES LIKE DAVID RENZ
US Courts Office Says in Letter to Maffei that Probation Office Staff has been Fired but Reduced Resources Due to the Sequester are Harming Efforts to Prevent Similar Cases
Maffei delivered a speech on the floor of the House Monday night, urging his colleagues to end the sequester and prevent a case like David Renz from ever happening again.