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Domestic Violence
The Domestic Violence section prosecutes select cases involving assault-family violence, violations of protective orders, interference with emergency calls, harassment cases, and terroristic threats. This unit handles court appearances in all five of the misdemeanor County Courts at Law. In addition to trial work, the unit also educates police officers on the special issues that arise in the investigation and prosecution of these cases. Members of this department also sit on the Collin County Council on Family Violence and the Collin County Victims' Assistance Council to ensure that effective steps are taken with our community partners to decrease the incidents of domestic violence by community awareness, intervention and successful prosecution.
Karen Chesley received her Bachelor of Arts from Texas Tech University in 1995. She taught high school English for three years before going to Southern Methodist University School of Law where she received her Juris Doctor degree in 2002. She immediately began working for the Galveston County District Attorney's office where she has been practicing until joining the Collin County District Attorney's Office in July 2005.
Kim McKenna, Juvenile and Family violence criminal investigator, served as a detention officer for the Collin county sheriffs office in 1997. Kim was promoted to Sergeant in 2001 and attended the Basic Peace Officer Academy in July 2002. She has instructor certificates in basic police, PPCT defensive tactics, and PPCT Escape and Evasion. She is a member of the Collin County Family Violence Committee. She holds licenses as a jailer and peace officer.
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