King County sheriff fires detective for actions prior to deadly 2019 shooting By Q13 News Staff KING COUNTY, Wash. - King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht fired Detective George Alvarez for his decisions prior to the deadly shooting of a suspected truck thief, officials said Thursday. In November of 2019, deputies said Anthony Chilcott was suspected of stealing a Ford Raptor pickup truck with a 4-year-old poodle named 'Monkey' inside. After a tip on the stolen vehicle, multiple agencies in southeast King County began looking for the truck. A short time later, two plain clothes detectives from the King County Sheriff’s Office Precinct 3 Special Emphasis Team were in an unmarked Yukon when they saw the stolen truck. Investigators said the suspect began ramming the detective’s vehicle. The detectives got out of their vehicle to make contact with the suspect, who was seated in the truck, and an altercation ensued. During the encounter, both detectives shot the suspect. He died at the scene.