TACOMA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a civil rights lawsuit today against a University Place apartment complex for illegal housing discrimination against applicants with disabilities. Sunset Ridge Apartments claims in its advertising it offers “equal opportunity housing for all people.” An investigation by the Attorney General’s Wing Luke Civil Rights Division revealed that, in reality, […]
Attorney General’s sex predator unit prevents release of Pierce County sex offender
TACOMA — A Pierce County Superior Court judge found probable cause to transfer a sex offender to McNeil Island after the Washington Attorney General’s Office filed a petition to prevent his release to the community. Andrew A. Vejar, 46, was convicted of first-degree rape, first-degree attempted rape and first-degree kidnaping in 1999. He pleaded guilty in […]
AG’s sex predator unit seeks to prevent release of Pierce County sex offender into community
TACOMA — The Washington Attorney General’s Office recently filed a petition in Pierce County Superior Court to civilly commit a sex offender and prevent his release to the community. Daniel S. Morgan, 36, pleaded guilty in 2018 to second-degree assault and indecent liberties, victim incapable of consent. He was also previously convicted of communication with a […]
AG Ferguson wins commitment of Pierce County sexually violent predator
TACOMA — Following a trial prosecuted by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Sexually Violent Predator Unit (SVP), a Pierce County Superior Court judge has ruled that a 36-year-old Pierce County sex offender is a sexually violent predator will be civilly committed. In December 2016, a mother reported that John L. Brewer molested her daughter, a developmentally disabled […]