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King County executive urges sheriff to retire after internal email on Tommy Le case
Executive Dow Constantine says he has lost confidence in Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht after her email to deputies and staff was made public. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 9:12 PM PDT April 13, 2021
King County Executive Dow Constantine has encouraged Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to retire.
In an email obtained by KING 5, Constantine wrote that he too has lost confidence, and is “disappointed” in the sheriff after her internal email about the Tommy Le case was made public.
The county recently settled a civil rights lawsuit by the Le family for $5 million, after Le was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy in 2017. After the settlement was announced, Johanknecht told staff that the settlement was not a reflection of how I view the actions” of Deputy Cesar Molina.
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Despite calls for her resignation, King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht said she’s not stepping down. “No, I’m not going to resign.” Johanknecht told KIRO 7.
Last week, King County Councilmember Joe McDermott joined a small chorus of people calling for Johanknecht’s resignation for her response to a $5 million settlement with the family of Tommy Le. Le was an unarmed 20-year-old who was shot and killed by Deputy Cesar Molina in 2017. “The truth is Deputy Molina shot and killed an unarmed 120-pound Asian high school student in the back while he was retreating,” said Le family attorney Jeff Campiche.
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