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Thomas Weichel is the only lawyer working in the Alcona County prosecutor’s office, having to balance backlogs of criminal cases while handling the agency’s workload alone.
Weichel said his office has always experienced staff shortages and backlogs.
Such a staff shortage can lead to cases being put on hold until a prosecutor can address them.
“What I do is put out fires,” said Weichel, the imm…