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Deputy Ryan Gallemore passed away after a battle with COVID. The most honorable among us call this an in-service death. The King County Sheriff does not.
Police guild president says members want Sheriff Johanknecht to resign
Mitzi Johanknecht is sworn in as the King County sheriff. (Hanna Scott/KIRO Radio)
The police union in King County is asking for Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to resign.
King County Police Officers Guild President Mike Mansanarez told KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show that they had 465 union members respond to their survey, and even 190 of them provided comments. As much as 96% of the responding members said the sheriff’s communication skills are poor.
Mansanarez explained that one example of frustrating communication was during Seattle’s “Summer of Love” last year.
King County Police Officers Guild calls for Sheriff Johanknecht to resign
The King County Police Officers Guild is calling on Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to resign after a survey of union members. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 5:06 PM PDT May 3, 2021
KING COUNTY, Wash. The King County Police Officers Guild is calling on Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to resign after a survey of union members found an overwhelming lack of trust and confidence in the direction of the department.
It is the latest blow to the sheriff, who increasingly looks like a lame duck for the remainder of her term amidst increasing demand for her resignation from elected leaders and the union alike.
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.