Topic: Tom Wiseman

Michael Allison faces five felony counts and a potential 75-year prison sentence for recording law enforcement officers in Robinson, Illinois. The charges stem from an Illinois eavesdropping law that classifies recording on-duty officials without consent as a Class 1 felony, a penalty equivalent to rape. Crawford County State's Attorney Tom Wiseman is pursuing the case despite similar charges being dropped in other jurisdictions across the United States.