Black newspaper carrier, sheriff reach settlement in 2021 confrontation

Pierce County has agreed to pay more than $500,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a Black newspaper carrier over a controversial 2021 confrontation with Sheriff Ed Troyer. The settlement, filed in U.S. District Court for Western Washington, ends the long-running federal lawsuit filed by Sedrick Altheimer, who was detained and frisked after Troyer triggered a massive police response on Jan. 27, 2021, by calling an emergency dispatcher and repeatedly stating that Altheimer was threatening to kill him. Troyer, who is white, walked back the threat claims when questioned by a Tacoma police officer,...