The acquittal by a jury of Pierce County, WA Sheriff Ed Troyer of two gross misdemeanor charges stemming from an incident in 2021 in which he was allegedly threatened by a newspaper delivery was really a blow to the office of state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, say critics of the prosecution. It was Ferguson’s office […]
Suspect in WA Deputy Slaying has ‘Long Criminal History’
There was not much surprise when various news agencies reported that the surviving suspect in the slaying of Pierce County Sheriff’s Deputy Daniel McCartney has a long criminal history, according to the Tacoma News Tribune, underscored by the fact that an image of the suspect used by various news outlets is a Department of Corrections […]
It’s Over: Suspect in Deputy Slaying in Custody
UPDATED: 1/9/18, 6:20 a.m. Pierce County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Det. Ed Troyer confirmed Monday afternoon that a second suspect in the late-night fatal shooting of a Pierce County deputy is in custody. Pierce County sheriff’s deputy Daniel McCartney was fatally wounded in a middle-of-the-night exchange of gunfire, and already the National Law Enforcement Officer’s Memorial […]