The former Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of threatening to kill his wife’s boyfriend in a November phone call pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday and was not taken into custody.
Prosecutors last month accused Edgar Ruiz, 36, of felony harassment with threats to kill based on a Sheriff’s Office investigation, which alleged that Ruiz told the boyfriend he would put “a bullet in his dome,” and he would get “bits and pieces of his son” if he didn’t stop talking to his wife.
Ruiz denied the allegations in a statement his attorney sent to the Sheriff’s Office. The law enforcement agency fired Ruiz effective May 28, according to a spokesperson. He was hired in 2022 and worked patrol throughout the county. Due to the investigation, Ruiz had been on desk duty since late January…