TACOMA, Wash. (AP) An attorney representing a Black newspaper carrier who is suing Pierce County and Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a temporary anti-harassment protection order against the sheriff. The order, filed by attorney Vonda Sargent, went into effect Monday.
A sheriff in Washington state has entered a not guilty plea in connection with charges stemming from a January confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier.
The Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance (WaBLM) has delivered a letter to Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney Mary Robnett demanding that Sheriff Ed Troyer be added to the county’s Brady list.
A newspaper carrier filed a federal lawsuit against Pierce County and Sheriff Ed Troyer over a controversial confrontation with the sheriff back in January.