This guy was the public information officer before he became sheriff of Pierce County, near Seattle. Now, the local prosecutor is essentially saying the sheriff himself can’t be trusted to tell to the truth.
https://twitter.com/seattletimes/status/1454256865437749248
“The committee determined Sheriff Troyer will be added to the list of recurring witnesses with potential impeachment information,” Faber said in an email.”
Background: “An investigation headed by former U.S. Attorney Brian Moran has found Pierce Co. Sheriff Ed Troyer violated policies on bias-free policing & other professional standards during a controversial January encounter with a Black newspaper carrier.” seattletimes.com/seattle-news/p…
10 days ago Washington Attorney General filed criminal charges against the sheriff. They were: one count of false reporting, and one count of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. atg.wa.gov/news/news-rele…
Here’s the probable cause statement outlining alleged crimes the sheriff, who is white, committed against a newspaper delivery man who is black. The story was bizarre from the very beginning. Again, the sherif used to deal with media in his previous job.
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Today, the sheriff pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges filed against him. kiro7.com/news/local/she…
6 years before Ed Troyer was elected Sheriff of Pierce County, Washington, the states second largest county, “he was the subject of two internal affairs investigations over complaints about his professional conduct.” knkx.org/news/2021-06-1…
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