TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers made their closing arguments Tuesday in the criminal trial of Washington county sheriff. The Seattle Times reports closing arguments Tuesday clashed over whether Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is a “great man” wrongfully accused, or a liar whose false claims of death threats “weaponized” a massive police response against a Black newspaper carrier. A six-member Pierce County District Court jury started deliberations Wednesday, deciding whether or not to convict Troyer on false-reporting charges stemming from his 2021 confrontation with newspaper delivery driver Sedrick Altheimer. Troyer, who is white, has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of false reporting and making a false or misleading report to a public servant.
Deliberations underway in criminal case against WA sheriff
