Key takeaway: Mr Nuno had no criminal history before becoming the target of a 10+ year pattern of escalating coordinated harassment and weaponization of the legal system. This harassment led to over 22 documented false arrests, several near fatal police encounters, home raids, plea deals accepted under extreme coercion and duress, and multiple instances of prosecutorial overreach, all originating from two individuals—Danielle Chard (Mr. Nuno's ex-partner) and E'Lise Chard (Operations Manager at the Missoula YWCA; Danielle's estranged sister; extremely limited personal history with Mr. Nuno, with E’Lise Chard being extremely hostile upon first meeting).
Professional negligence occurred across Washington and Montana at critical stages of the legal process, primarily involving multiple instances of overlapping criminal cases ultimately spanning 2 states and 7 municipal jurisdictions. This approach appeared designed to completely overwhelm Mr. Nuno with the intent to deprive him of due-process protections.
These circumstances drained his resources, ended his 15-year $150,000-$250,000/year career as a senior systems and networking engineer in the greater Seattle Metropolitan area, significantly impacted operations of a non-profit internet service provider that Mr. Nuno founded in Missoula, MT, caused direct loss of numerous high-paying contracts, continues to hinder employment opportunities (as recent as July, 2025), destroyed multiple personal and romantic relationships, inflicted lasting psychological trauma on him and his family, legal malpractice that allowed statutes of limitations to expire on some of the most serious civil claims, and a consistent frequency of intimidation and harassment that triggered 2 forced migrations.
Viable options still exist in select federal civil-rights actions, malpractice claims, and professional-licensing complaints, but immediate action is needed to preserve what remains.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1999-2013 | On-again/off-again relationship (MT, WA, & ME). Alleged long-term emotional abuse by Danielle Chard. Nuno becomes aware of Borderline Personality Disorder indicators. |
| Date | Jurisdiction | Event & Alleged Violations | Counsel | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2014 | Redmond, WA | Chard moves into Nuno’s home. | ||
| Jan 2015 | Redmond, WA | First physical assault by Chard; Nuno removes her from residence. | ||
| Feb-Nov 2015 | Seattle / Edmonds / King Co. | Series of false police reports by Chard; numerous calls alleging threats, while continuing financial support and engaged in semi-regular, mostly amicable, contact. | ||
| 22 Nov 2015 | Edmonds | “SWATing” / potentially fatal incident: heavy-armed response; felony stalking + DV Assault 3° filed. Car impounded; no weapon found. Fourth Amend. excessive-force & malicious-prosecution claims triggered. | ||
| Dec 2015 | Edmonds Cts. | Fulton retained as defense attorney for Edmonds DV Case. | Patricia Fulton | |
| Jan 2016 | Seattle | Received notice of Seattle Municipal Court Case #613225: cyber stalking and harassment charges. | ||
| Public defender Raymond Delos Reyes appointed. | Raymond Delos Reyes | |||
| Feb 2016 | Seattle | Manipulated Edmonds reports rewritten by Seattle PD; $75,000 bail; two-week confinement in Seattle jail; no email ever produced (OPA 2016-1167). | Raymond Delos Reyes | Raymond provides evidence required to file OPA complaint; provides information on legal options with the aim of preventing further legal harm. |
| Mar 2016 | Edmonds | Nuno compelled into plea to DV Assault 3°; alleges ineffectiveness of counsel (RPC 1.1/1.3). | Patricia Fulton | Fulton negotiates plea (later challenged). |
| Aug 2016 | Seattle | Seattle Municipal Court Case #613225: dismissed with prejudice for absence of evidence. | Raymond Delos Reyes | Dismissed w/ prejudice for absence of evidence. |
| Sept 2016 | Edmonds | Mental-health eval by Dr Marta Miranda; report contains fabricated events and unsupported diagnosis. Nuno files WA DoH complaint. | Patricia Fulton | Fulton refuses to provide any further assistance. |
| WA DoH Complaint filing assisted by long-term personal therapist Torr Lindberg / Salveo Counseling. | ||||
| Sept 2016 | Edmonds | Motion to withdraw plea filed; Patricia Fulton refuses to appear. | Dustin Drenguis | 1st Motion to withdraw plea; motion denied |
| Jan-Apr 2017 | WA Ct. App. | Mazzone Law hired to appeal plea withdrawal. | Mazzone Law | 2nd Motion to withdraw plea (appealing Edmonds Muni Judge ruling); motion denied |
| May 2017 | Redmond → Missoula | Nuno relocates for safety, forced to abandon career & all property. |
| Date | Jurisdiction | Event & Alleged Violations | Counsel / Officials | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2017 | Missoula | YWCA office staff manager E’Lise Chard & subordinate Rebecca Pettit enlist Officer Ethan Smith to surveil Nuno & parents; parents file complaint. | ||
| 03 June 2018 | Missoula | Nuno sends YWCA complaint + $400 donation (protected speech). Detective Smith files stalking charges— commanding officer removes Smith from case due to obvious conflict of interest; reassigned to Detective Connie Brueckner (YWCA board member) → due-process & 1st Am. violation. | ||
| 12 June 2018 | Missoula | E’Lise Chard files a Protection Order in Missoula Municipal Court containing a multitude of knowingly false and perjurious statements as a means to manipulate due process and probable cause standards and escalate weaponization of legal system. | Unaware of intentions Mr Nuno agree’s to OP, asserting he doesn’t want any contact with E’Lise under any circumstances. | |
| In direct contradiction to her written statement E’Lise states on the record (twice) Mr Nuno has made no contact beyond 3 e-mails requesting cessation of harassment. | ||||
| Judge Warren affirms that Mr Nuno’s formal complaint to YWCA is 1st Amendment protected speech. | ||||
| Jul-Sep 2018 | Missoula | Google-review post triggers home raid, search warrant attained under false pretenses; charge-stacking & bail-inflation tactics, $50,000-$100,000 bail amounts, motion to revoke bail denied; placed on GPS monitoring restricting local movement and ability to travel outside Missoula County w/out prior court permission. Bryan Tipp retained. | Bryan Tipp | Tipp advises against any civil claims; failed to investigate Detective Connie Brueckner conflict of interest; is aware of court record of Judge Warren stating that YWCA complaint is protected speech; no action is taken. |
| Sept 2018 | Seattle / Lynwood / Edmonds / Edmonds Superior Court | New WA warrants issued while MT case pending, forcing multi-state defense. Multiple lawyers retained. | WA Legal Team (Private Attorney Tim Milios & Edmonds Public Defenders Office) | |
| Aug 2018 | Missoula | Unlawful Arrest while on GPS monitoring. “Lost” in Missoula Jail for multiple days during search for new warrants; none found. | Bryan Tipp | Tipp advises against any civil claims, says “give the matter some time.” |
| 2019 | Missoula | Repeated social-media harassment by YWCA associates. After 18 months all MT charges dismissed. | Bryan Tipp | charges dismissed w/ prejudice. |
| Sep 2019 | Seattle / Lynwood / Edmonds / Edmonds Superior Court | Remaining WA counts resolved by plea to multiple misdemeanor charges under duress from police threats to partner—coercion claim. | WA Legal Team | |
| (Private Attorney Tim Milios & Edmonds Public Defenders Office) | multi-jurisdictional plea deal terms accepted under duress (romantic partner’s child custody threatened by law enforcement). |
| Year | Key Facts |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Discovers Washington court records report “felony assault with a deadly weapon” conviction on background checks for employment; letters from attorney to potential employers stating no such charge ever filed against Mr Nuno, confirming inaccurate information, is repeatedly ineffective. |
| 2020-24 | Repeated online harassment; MPD refuses to investigate criminal reports; refuse to investigate officer misconduct complaints; officer intimidation alleged. |
| 2023 | Nuno sends formal complaints to Missoula Mayor, MT DoJ; no action. Recommendation for Bryan Tipp to draft letter of advocacy; Tipp refuses DoJ recommendation. |
| Repeated harassment campaign conducted on Nuno’s business social media pages | |
| August 2024 | Harassment continues leading to loss of multiple significant business contracts with the St Regis School District and St Regis Community Council. |
| Continued efforts to maintain business operations or work in a professional capacity in the state of Montana becomes effectively impossible. | |
| Continued police harassment and intimidation leads to increasingly hostile living environment. | |
| June 2025 | Discovers Bryan Tipp failed to preserve civil claims; most SOLs expired. |
| July 2025 | Learns Connie Brueckner’s YWCA board role during investigative period—possible 42 U.S.C. §1983 conspiracy/equal-protection violation. |
| July 2025 | Forced to relocate outside of MT (2nd forced state relocation). |
| August 2025 | Loss of $130,000 contract due to disability discrimination relating to trauma suffered over 10yrs+ |