Sheriff Troyer called cops on newspaper carrier almost 2 years ago. Here's a timeline
Nov. 28Opening statements in the trial of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer are expected this week, nearly two years after he called a law enforcement-only line to report a Black motorist driving in his Tacoma neighborhood threatened his life.
Troyer's distress call in late January 2021 initially dispatched 42 officers to the scene, but most were called off when Tacoma police arrived. Fourteen officers and deputies, including three sergeants and a lieutenant, responded.
The motorist turned out to be a newspaper carrier named Sedrick Altheimer, a then-24-year-old Black man, who has alleged he was subjected to "racial profiling, false arrest and unnecessary use of excessive force" in a $5 million tort claim against Pierce County.
The state Attorney General's office later investigated Troyer and charged him with misdemeanors related to false reporting after Altheimer said he did not threaten Troyer and the sheriff, according to police reports, said no threats were made.
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42 officers?