Tacoma newspaper carrier settles lawsuit with Sheriff Troyer. Here’s the settlement

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,

Tacoma newspaper carrier settles lawsuit with Sheriff Troyer. Here’s the settlement

The federal lawsuit alleged that a newspaper carrier’s civil rights were violated when Sheriff Ed Troyer called the police on him in 2021.

Black newspaper carrier settles suit with Pierce County, Troyer over 2021 incident

Pierce County and Sheriff Ed Troyer have settled a lawsuit that claimed Troyer called for police assistance on a Black newspaper carrier in his neighborhood in early 2021. Sedrick Altheimer previously filed a $5 million civil lawsuit claiming Troyer only called for help in — bringing dozens of officers into the neighborhood — because Altheimer is Black. The incident occurred on Jan. 27, 2021, after Troyer alerted officers about Altheimer. Troyer…