Former Pierce County sheriff’s major jailed for drunken vehicle assault

A former major in the Pierce County sheriff’s office pleaded guilty to felony vehicular-assault charges and was sentenced to three months in jail for an alcohol-fueled crash that injured an 8-year-old child and his grandmother, a county prosecuting attorney spokesperson said.

Chadwick Dickerson, a 24-year law enforcement veteran, also pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of obstructing a law enforcement officer at the scene of the accident last July.

Pierce County prosecuting attorney’s spokesperson Adam Faber said Dickerson was whisked off to begin his jail term shortly after his sentencing Tuesday morning. He will be placed on 12 months of community supervision following his release…

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