Washington sheriff charged over confrontation with Black man
Earlier DU thread: Criminal Charges Filed Against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer
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Source: Associated Press
Washington sheriff charged over confrontation with Black man
October 19, 2021
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state attorney general on Tuesday filed two misdemeanor criminal charges against a county sheriff stemming from his confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier in January.
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer faces one count of false reporting and one count of making a false statement to a civil servant for claiming to an emergency dispatcher that the carrier, Sedrick Altheimer, had threatened to kill him. The charges were filed in Pierce County District Court by Attorney General Bob Ferguson.
Troyer, who has denied wrongdoing, criticized the decision.
“I have never had a sustained or founded complaint in 37 years,” he told The Seattle Times. “I have never had a complaint of racial bias, use of force or sexual discrimination even filed.”
Altheimer, 24, was driving on his regular delivery route on Jan. 27 when Troyer noticed the vehicle, got out of bed and began following it in his unmarked personal SUV. Troyer said he believed it might have been someone stealing delivery packages off porches.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/crime-washington-tacoma-bob-ferguson-cdaf6dceaefcfffe3aca8c589b70e272
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