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Jim Brunner

EXPLAINED: Pierce county wash sheriff ed troyer found not guilty of false reporting dbef8fc7 d880 48bc ac3e ea29831eb74f - The Real Truth

SEATTLE — A jury on Wednesday acquitted Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on misdemeanor false-reporting charges related to his confrontation last year with a Black newspaper carrier.

Troyer, who is white, had been charged in October 2021 by the state attorney general’s office with one count of false reporting and one count of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.

A six-member jury deliberated for about seven hours before returning the unanimous not-guilty verdict on both those counts in Pierce County District Court.

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