The Spokane, Pend Oreille, Stevens and Ferry County sheriffs are challenging a new law that allows the state to remove sheriffs who do not meet new standards.
SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — Four Eastern Washington sheriffs have filed a legal challenge to a new state law that tightens requirements for law enforcement leaders and allows the state to force the removal of sheriffs who fail to meet those standards.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office says Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, Pend Oreille County Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee, Stevens County Sheriff Brad Manke, and Ferry County Sheriff Ray Maycumber filed a complaint with the Pend Oreille County Superior Court on
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