Pierce County Council press release.
Today the Pierce County Council received the results of the independent investigation it commissioned in early April to review the conduct of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer.
“In the interest of transparency, Council is making the results of the investigation immediately available to the public,” Pierce County Council Chair Derek Young said.
The public can find the investigation findings here.
Headed by former U.S. Attorney Brian Moran, the investigation was civil in nature. As part of his directive from Council, Moran was asked to resolve disputed facts and versions of the Jan. 27, 2021 incident involving Troyer and a newspaper carrier.
Moran was also asked to investigate whether the sheriff misused his authority, deviated from standard or required law enforcement standards, violated Sheriff’s Department policies or regulations, or violated any criminal laws, among other things. (View the complete scope of work.)
The independent investigation was separate from a criminal investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Office. The results of the Attorney General investigation were announced Oct. 19, 2021.
The report issued today outlines Moran’s findings and his responses to the scope of work approved by Council.
“Because we just received the report, members need time to review the information,” Young said. “Once we have processed the information, we will review potential next steps to determine how Council wants to proceed.”
I can’t believe the County Council wasted this much money of the taxpayers of Pierce County. Do the business of the county and stop doing political hack jobs. The way I see it, you have no control over firing Ed Toryer because he was elected by the people and NOT you. The members of the council should go back and listen to all the testimony. The man who made the complaint state at some point “I will take you out”. It was played on the Kiro and other stations. How is that not a threat? Make sure there is fair treatment on both sides, and quit wasting our money. I think every member of the council should repay Pierce County residents for the cost of this witch hunt they are on.
There is a war on. This war is being waged by our States AG, the State Governor, the Democrat party and the media which has been captured by forces unseen.
For YEARS beginning in Seattle at the so called protests, officials in charge have turned their backs on the rule of law. Allowing first Anarchists to destroy, followed by Antifa (fascists cloaked as anti), and BLM incorporated to defecate on the foundations of civil society. The VERY foundation is “the rule of law administered equally.
They Followed by the erasing of King County Sheriffs office into a political arm of the Communist stronghold of Seattle.
Sheriff Troyer will not bow to these tyrants, so trumped up charges are pushed into the spotlight, and even a map to his home is drawn so he cannot feel safe.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I am getting out of this separate State and find my way back to America.
p-says, you are entirely correct. What a waste of time and money.