##  [Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1700524285 - 217615346](/prosecutor-misconduct-no-1700524285-217615346) 

  [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/default_images/download%20%289%29%20%282%29_0.jpg?itok=5WstKkf1)](/individual/christopher-j-%20elsworth)Christopher J Elsworth

 









 

 



 

 

**[Barry County Prosecuting Attorney](/michigan/barry-county-prosecuting-attorney)**



 

[(269) 945-1297](tel:%28269%29945-1297)









 

 



 

 







 

 



 

 

 





## Date of Offense

January 12, 2023





 

 



 

 

## Offense(s)

[Coercive Plea Bargaining](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty/coercive-plea-bargaining)





[Cooperative Misconduct](/prosecutor-complaint-categories/duty-adjacent/cooperative-misconduct)





 

 



 

 

 





## Reporting Authority

This complaint has been forwarded to the [State Bar of Michigan](/michigan/state-bar-michigan)





 

 



 

 

 





## Supporting Document(s)

 [Screen Shot 2023-01-21 at 1.19.28 PM.png](/system/files/webform/prosecutor_complaint/4636/Screen%20Shot%202023-01-21%20at%201.19.28%20PM.png)

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 [PLEA AGREEMENT RYAN WILLIAMS.pdf](/system/files/webform/prosecutor_complaint/4636/PLEA%20AGREEMENT%20RYAN%20WILLIAMS.pdf)

 

 

 

## Statement

Chris Elsworth had made a deal with my husband's lawyer for a three-year-probation deal on an embezzlement charge. The company created its own documents rather than hire an independent auditor. Our home and bank accounts were never searched. Prior to this, the Prosecutor knew of a traumatic arrest that should never have happened; a turn-in was scheduled. He excused the police nearly walking in on my daughter naked. He also knew I have Complex PTSD. He belittled and berated my husband and me and provoked the Judge into not honoring the plea bargain. He withheld a Binder of documents until the last possible moment giving us less than 24 hours to review. He then refused to reschedule court. My husband was sentenced to 10-20 years. My husband's original attorney had emails confirming the deal and refuses to turn them over. Chris Elsworth continues lying about the plea deal. The Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission did nothing.