The man who assaulted a woman later confirmed to be his then-girlfriend in Port Orchard, took a vehicle at gunpoint and fired several shots at law enforcement in a fiery 2022 standoff in Bremerton may spend the rest of his life behind bars.
While only about 300 out of more than 3,000 sheriffs in the country are official members of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, nearly half of sheriffs nationwide who responded to a survey by The Marshall Project said they believe their power outranks federal or state government in their county.
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