Delivering newspapers while Black. Sherriff charged for lying on black man. 40 armed units responded

[tulipsandroses]

This is so chilling. Just listen to how calm and how easy it is for him to lie to the 911 dispatcher. Thankfully this man did not lose his life over this asshole's lies. He should be fired.
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TACOMA, Wash. -- 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.

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.
The two wound up in a 2 a.m. standoff in which Troyer called an emergency dispatcher, saying the newspaper carrier had threatened to kill him.

The call from the county’s top law-enforcement officer prompted a large response, with more than 40 units from various agencies rushing toward to the scene.

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In a statement to a responding officer, Troyer acknowledged that Altheimer did not threaten him, the Attorney General's Office wrote in a probable cause statement.
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I am so sad and angry for him having to go through this. For nothing more than working a night job delivering newspapers.
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[Diamond_Dog]

1. Heartbreaking.

Welcome to Trump’s America.

[madaboutharry]

2. I think the cop talking to Cedric knows that the sheriff is an a-hole!

I hope Cedric gives a call to Ben Crump and sues Sheriff Troyer for making a false police report and putting his life in danger. Malicious racist!

[Solly Mack]

3. Mistake? That sheriff knew exactly what he was saying and what he hoped to accomplish

by telling that lie.

[PurgedVoter]

4. Does a civil lawsuit for attempted murder sound about right?

I doubt an attempted murder charge will stick, but this might be an interesting case. Do you think the ACLU would take it?

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Abolition now.

[Mary in S. Carolina]

6. Soo Sick of this Racism

the sheriff needs to be arrested for a federal hate crime. This poor guy was going about his business to support 5 children.

[soldierant]

13. That is about the minimum needed.

I don't think a Sheriff can be fired, except at the ballot box. He could resign and is apparently now under some oressure to do so - which may or may not have any effect. But being arrested and locked up for a federal crime would certainly have an effect.

[monkeyman1]

7. every day !

all ya' read is who's shoot'n who .who bang'n who, who' steal'n from who, who's losing on wall street ,( not us poor folk ), who's in government going to be the next contestant for jail time , who the poll's will pick to be next loser , yada,yada,yada ! any body tired of the loser media as I am ? just wondering ? p.s. -turned my media time down to 1 hr. starting who the hell knows ?

[The Jungle 1]

8. He got it right from his first statement. I am a black man in a white neighborhood.

40 units for a black man delivering news papers. But don't worry systemic racism does not happen anymore!!!!!

[malaise]

9. Damn that made me angry

Racism on steroids

[Dan]

10. Well, in the neighborhood

There are signs asked for “Ed Resign”.

Also, this is not an ‘All White’ neighborhood, maybe one would consider it a middle-to-upper middle class based on where you are.

[grantcart]

11. Good to hear

[Demovictory9]

12. finally!!!! been waiting for the racist sheriff to suffer SOME consequences

[ecstatic]

14. Misdemeanor? That's it?