The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is aware of claims on social media by Michelle Squier Rave alleging
misconduct by staff of the Office and that the misconduct was authorized or covered up by Sheriff
Revels.
Typically, the Sheriff’s Office does not reply to such outlandish and baseless commentary on social
media. However, we have seen at least one re-post of the allegations that requested to hear from the
Sheriff’s Office.
Rave was sentenced to probation on 06/29/23 and subsequently violated Probation on April 3, 2024.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections issued a Violation Warrant / Detainer on July 11, 2024. Rave was
brought to Monroe County Jail on August 4, 2024 for the Department of Corrections Hold. Rave was
sentenced to 18 months in prison on October 2, 2024.
Rave states that Sheriff’s Office personnel violated Wisconsin Statute 302.40 by holding her in solitary
confinement for more than 10 days. The statute indicates that inmates may be kept in solitary
confinement for violating jail rules for no more than 10 days. Rave’s conduct in jail required her to be
housed in such a manner to prevent harm to herself, other inmates or jail staff and was not due to a rule
violation. Additionally, our interpretation of the statute, based on an Attorney General opinion, is that the
10 day limit is per violation of rule.
Rave alleges that she was housed in “solitary confinement” from August 5 – October 10, 2024. A review
of jail records shows that Rave was booked into the Monroe County Jail on August 4, 2024, and was
housed in segregation. On August 7, 2024, Rave was moved to a housing POD where she remained until
she was moved to segregation again on August 18, 2024. On October 10, 2024 Rave was transferred to
Taycheedah Correctional Institution.
Rave alleges that command staff “allowed” a male sergeant to enter the shower while she was using the
shower. A review of these circumstances shows different facts that include the fact that the male
sergeant never entered the shower area. Two female Corrections Officers were required to approach the
shower area and after a lengthy conversation with Rave and after providing Rave with clothing, Rave
exited the shower.
Lastly, Rave comments Sheriff Revels allowed staff at the Monroe County Jail to “beat the crap” out of her
and that a retired Wisconsin State Patrol Major is a witness to injuries as he picked her up from a family
member’s house the day she was released from Monroe County Jail. There is no substance to the
allegations that Rave was beaten by employees at the Monroe County Jail. Rave was transferred to prison
on October10, 2024 not released from the Monroe County Jail so there is no way a witness could have
seen injuries after picking her up from a family member’s house the day she was released.
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Corrections Officers were keenly aware of the problematic nature of
Rave’s behavior and accumulated over 300 body worn camera recordings of interaction with Rave during
her two months in jail during the Fall of 2024. Jail staff took special care to manage Rave while she was in
our custody and documented many jail rule violations in two months.
Sheriff Revels emphatically denies the allegations posted by Rave that he “allowed” misconduct by jail
staff and “covered up” misconduct by jail staff and shares the following applicable statute on
Defamation, which will be investigated and referred to the District Attorney for prosecution as
appropriate.
Wisconsin statute 942.01 – Defamation
(1) Whoever with intent to defame communicates any defamatory matter to a 3rd person without the
consent of the person defamed is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
(2) Defamatory matter is anything which exposes the other to hatred, contempt, ridicule, degradation or
disgrace in society or injury in the other’s business or occupation.
(3) This section does not apply if the defamatory matter was true and was communicated with good
motives and for justifiable ends or if the communication was otherwise privileged.
(4) No person shall be convicted on the basis of an oral communication of defamatory matter except
upon the testimony of 2 other persons that they heard and understood the oral statement as defamatory
or upon a plea of guilty or no contest..
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