Ed Troyer

Over the past month, Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has amassed misdemeanor criminal charges, increased calls for him to resign, and a scathing report from a former U.S. attorney that found he endangered a civilian’s life. And the fallout has landed him on the county’s so-called Brady list. With Troyer resisting calls for his resignation, it’s unclear what could happen next.

The Pierce County prosecutor's office says a committee determined Friday that Sheriff Ed Troyer is now on the "list of recurring witnesses with potential impeachment information." That means he's now on the so-called Brady list.

An independent investigation found that Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer violated department policies in an off-duty encounter with a Black newspaper carrier earlier this year.

A newspaper carrier involved in a January confrontation with Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a federal lawsuit against the county. The lawsuit alleges Troyer violated the constitutional rights of carrier Sedrick Altheimer by triggering a massive police response with claims to an emergency dispatcher that Altheimer threatened to kill him.

The state attorney general is charging Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer with two misdemeanors following a months-long investigation into Troyer’s conduct. The charges stem from an encounter the sheriff had with a Black newspaper carrier in his Tacoma neighborhood earlier this year, just months after he was elected as the county’s top law enforcement officer.

Pierce County voters won’t get the option to choose between electing or appointing their sheriff after all. A proposed ballot measure that would have…

Pierce County voters might get to choose whether they will continue electing their sheriff come November. The Pierce County Council is considering a…

Six years ago, before Ed Troyer was elected sheriff in Pierce County, he was the subject of two internal affairs investigations over complaints about his…

A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million in damages.Attorneys…

The request was straightforward: remove stickers from three of Pierce Transit's 21 police vehicles. Sue Dreier, the agency’s CEO, made the request in a…