Ed Troyer

Longtime sheriff’s department employee Patti Jackson is racing against Seattle Police Department vet Keith Swank to lead one of the largest law enforcement agencies in the region.

The confrontation between the carrier, Sedrick Altheimer, and Sheriff Ed Troyer led to multiple investigations, criminal charges, and a $5 million lawsuit.

A jury acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier. KNKX South Sound reporter Kari Plog joins KNKX All Things Considered host Emil Moffatt to explain what the verdict means and why this case drew so much attention.

The jury acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier.

Washington's attorney general charged Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer with two misdemeanors in October 2021. The charges stem from a confrontation between Troyer and Black newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer in January 2021. KNKX is covering the criminal trial held in Pierce County District Court.

The state attorney general has charged Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer with false reporting and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant. The misdemeanor charges stem from a confrontation between Troyer and Black newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer, early last year. KNKX is covering the criminal trial held in Pierce County District Court.

Attorneys questioned their first witnesses in the criminal trial of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer.

Jury selection began Monday in the criminal trial of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. He is charged with false reporting and making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.

Episode 7 of The Walk Home podcast is about a law enforcement official who has been part of the Manny Ellis case since the start: Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. He was quoted in the first stories about Ellis' death, which helped shape a narrative that's now being questioned by the State Attorney General's Office.

An anti-harassment order has been issued against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, requiring him to stay away from, Sedrick Altheimer, a Black newspaper carrier who is suing him over a confrontation in 2021. Troyer must steer clear of Altheimer for one year.