The Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission opened and is investigating seven cases against Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank, as a result of 15 complaints filed against him.
“It’s a complete witch hunt,” Swank said of the cases, which are based on things he said or did in public.
“People that don’t like me think that they can file these complaints and then a board that’s appointed by the governor can decertify me and then that will remove me from office,” he continued, referring to a bill the Legislature passed that would allow the training commission to remove decertified sheriffs.
He said that if the training commission removes him, he hopes the people who “support voting for their sheriff and are against this … engage in lots of peaceful protests with a whole bunch of people.”…