He insisted that Altheimer threatened him but that he decided not to pursue charges. AD“We take this situation seriously and know that the public trust in law enforcement is paramount,” Young wrote in a statement. Tacoma Action Collective called for Troyer to resign, while Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance demanded the sheriff’s suspension. When Altheimer asked Troyer whether he was targeting him because he was Black, Troyer told him he had a Black wife, he said. The day after the standoff, Altheimer jokingly delivered a newspaper to the sheriff’s driveway, he told the Times.

Source: Washington Post March 22, 2021 18:05 UTC