Pierce County Sheriff

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.

Former Seattle Police Officer Keith Swank and Pierce County Sheriff Chief of Patrol Patti Jackson advance to the general election. A third candidate, Cyndie Fajardo, concede Saturday.

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

More than three dozen Pierce County Jail inmates allege long-known plumbing issues are creating unhealthy living conditions and sickening people awaiting trial.

Pierce County sheriff’s deputies shot and killed a man they say was holding a hand grenade while walking along train tracks just outside Tacoma Friday morning.

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.