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Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild Votes to Recall Sheriff Who Retaliated Against Whistleblower

Ana PopovichbyAna Popovich
August 5, 2020
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Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild Votes to Recall Sheriff Who Retaliated Against Whistleblower
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The Benton County Deputy Sheriff’s Guild (BCDSG) in Kennewick, Washington, has unanimously voted to recall Sheriff Jerry Hatcher.

A whistleblower prompted an independent investigation into Hatcher when they alleged that Hatcher violated anti-discrimination and harassment policy laws, according to BCDSG’s June 23rd press release. The investigation also found that Hatcher “committed retaliatory actions” against the whistleblower as well as two witnesses. Additionally, Hatcher was “engaged in anti-union activity.” The Guild concluded that “Sheriff Hatcher committed acts that were either malfeasance, misfeasance, and/or a violation of his oath of office.”

After the BCDSG assembled for a vote of no confidence in February, Hatcher told the press that the vote was carried out by “a small nucleus of people within the sheriff’s office that feel this way.” But the press release asserts that the “small nucleus” was an “overwhelming majority” who voted “no confidence.”

The BCDSG press release also mentions the recent movement to bring awareness to law enforcement whistleblowers who try and speak out against misconduct, stating that the group identifies with these struggles. Even though BCDSG has pursued the removal of Hatcher “through the proper channels,” the County Administration has failed to offer support, according to the press release. The group states that they have chosen to bring public attention to the issue in the hopes that the community will help recall Hatcher.

Read:

Tri-City Herald’s reporting on the vote

NBC Right Now’s article on the vote

KEPR News report on Hatcher’s rebuttal

Watch:

Lawyer for BCDSG explains the vote to recall Sheriff Hatcher (video)

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Ana Popovich is a contributing editor with Whistleblower Network News, where she writes about breaking whistleblower news, healthcare fraud whistleblowers, and Covid-19 fraud whistleblowers. Ana has a B.A. in English from Georgetown University. While at Georgetown, she was the marketing chair of an affinity group and wrote content for the McDonough School of Business’ Business for Impact program. In 2018, Popovich was a public interest legal intern at the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto. 

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