Activists called on Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer to resign after he told police the driver “threatened” him. He later recanted his account to police.
Activists in Washington state are urging a local sheriff to resign after he called 911 on a Black newspaper delivery driver and claimed the driver “threatened” to kill him. The sheriff later recanted those details while speaking to police.
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, who is white, has denied racially profiling the driver, 24-year-old Sedrick Altheimer. But community members say Troyer’s actions could have gotten Altheimer killed and pose a threat to public safety.
Altheimer told The Seattle Times that he had been working his regular delivery route in Tacoma on Jan. 27 when he noticed a large white SUV following him. Continue reading.