Man sentenced for felony injury of a child

Dariusz A. Michalski, 40, Naples, entered a plea of guilty Thursday before Judge Steve Verby of felony injury to a child to a 14-year-old girl.

Verby suspended the sentence on the condition that Michalski be deported by INS back to his home in Poland.

Michalski was sentenced to three to five years in the Idaho penitentiary, sentence suspended, and five years of probation was imposed.

“I have been accosted for the past 300 days and it has been the best thing that ever happened to my life,  I have found Jesus Christ,” Michalski told the judge.

 If INS is unable to deport him, Michalski is to be brought back to the local jail to serve 65 more days.

During his months in jail, it was determined that he wasn't in the United States legally.  His visa had long expired.

Department of Immigration and Naturalization Service wanted to deport him, but Michalski was also a federal witness in a major drug case and the DEA wanted him kept in the United States so that he testify in that case.

Michalski became ill while incarcerated and was taken to regional hospitals several times a week, according to records.

As a prisoner of Boundary County, he was entitled to medical care, and transport to and from medical facilities around the region.

Not only did the county pay to take him there,  Sheriff Greg Srungl, under Idaho law, had to pay for the care, which exceeded $10,000 a visit, and is passed on to Boundary County taxpayers.

Michalski also filed several tort claims against the county and Sprungl,  claiming that he was denied his basic human rights, adequate health care and medications he was prescribed.

He's seeking more than $1 million.

Dariusz was escorted out of jail by two Border Patrol agents.

He was later returned to Boundary County jail.