House candidate served jail time in ’90s
Topeka Democratic House candidate
While initially charged with multiple felony counts, Hutchison ultimately pleaded no contest in 1994 to misdemeanor battery charges and driving under the influence and was sentenced to jail time. In a related lawsuit, a woman who was driving the other vehicle claimed she sustained "permanent and progressive" injuries.
"A person looks in the mirror after a certain amount of time and they realize they've screwed up," Hutchison said. "So yeah, I've screwed up in my life and I don't know anybody who hasn't."
A review of other legal documents also shows Hutchison, who is running for the
Hutchison is battling Democrat
The Topeka Capital-Journal received an unsigned letter containing several court documents about Hutchison. The newspaper verified the documents it is reporting on.
Then-prosecutor
"I was going through a divorce. I was depressed. Things got out of hand, I shouldn't have done what I did," Hutchison said.
Lemon alleged Hutchison, then 29, had committed the crimes on
In
The lawsuit progressed for months. Goeden's attorneys sent several notices of their intent to depose police officers. A jury trial was set for
Then, in
Hutchison said he believes an insurance company might have settled, but he couldn't recall exactly.
"I'm not too sure they didn't think it was a little frivolous as to what she was asking for or doing," Hutchison said. "I just -- it's been such a long time ago."
Meanwhile, the criminal case against Hutchison was also advancing. But in
Hutchison said his attorney had worked out a deal with the district attorney. Lemon, now a defense attorney, didn't return a voicemail left with his law office Monday.
"I admitted to my mistakes and explained to them what I did to you just now," Hutchison said.
In the end, Hutchison pleaded no contest to two counts of misdemeanor battery and one count of DUI, according to court records. The court docket shows Hutchison was sentenced to concurrent six-month jail sentences for each battery county and a consecutive six-month jail sentence for the DUI charge, along with several hundred dollars in fines.
The court ordered Hutchison to spend seven days in jail on alternate weeks.
Approached for comment, Hutchison's Democratic opponent, Huntsman, said she had heard about Hutchison's past but had never seen any proof. She said she hasn't raised any issues related to Hutchison's past in the campaign.
"I've tried to stay focused on what the state needs and my qualifications," Huntsman said.
Securities
investigation
Hutchison owns and operates
In 2012, Hutchison entered into a consent order with the
Under the order, Hutchison agreed to stop offering securities for purchase. The order notes that he neither admits nor denies the allegations.
The commissioner's staff alleged, according to legal documents, that Hutchison had offered to buy and sell securities on behalf of investors. He also offered the purchase of a corporate mortgage bond.
"Hutchison stated he never received any response to his general solicitation web site. Hutchison also stated that due to his personal financial difficulties, the website was taken down," one of the documents says.
Hutchison indicated the issue revolved around wording on his website.
"The way I worded it was wrong. That was not a big issue," Hutchison said.
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