(CENTREVILLE) – The case against St. Joseph County Prosecutor Deborah Davis came to an end last week.

The State of Michigan Attorney Discipline Board announced that Davis plead no contest to the charges brought against her. She will be reprimanded effected July 12 and have to pay $1,081.70 in court costs.

The case against Davis stems back to when she was an Assistant Prosecutor. During a preliminary exam on January 16, 2024, Davis allegedly made misleading statements to District Court Judge Jeffrey Middleton, regarding the absence of the victim who had been subpoenaed to testify.

It was alleged that Davis failed to tell Middleton she met with the victim before the hearing and told her the case would be dismissed and her subpoena canceled. It was also alleged that Davis gave evasive responses to questions asked by Middleton.

Then St. Joseph County Prosecutor David Marvin conducted an internal investigation, which led to Davis being fired January 25, 2024.

In a media release, Davis says on that day, she made a decision to dismiss an aggravated stalking case against a repeat offender due to the reluctance of the victim to testify. Davis says after releasing her from her subpoena, court security witnessed contact between the victim and defendant.

Davis says she then changed her mind about dismissing the case. She says what happened during the hearing that followed is complex and layered, and Davis maintains that there was no dishonesty or malicious intent in her actions.

Davis says she resolved the Attorney Grievance Commission complaint through a consent resolution to avoid prolonging a process that had already consumed significant time, energy, and resources. She says it included dismissal of the litany of accusations made by Marvin, and instead reflected the acknowledgment of difference of opinion between the judiciary and the prosecution in a complex, quickly evolving domestic violence matter.