Bill to criminalize “false election” political speech introduced
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 17, 2022 – Governor Jay Inslee’s new political speech bill, SB 5843, making it a gross misdemeanor for elected officials or candidates to “willfully lie” regarding the election process and results, underwent its first reading Thursday, January 13, at the Senate level. Inslee first announced he would support this legislation at a […]
Puyallup man sentenced to 46 months for his actions in U.S. Capitol breach
WASHINGTON D.C., December 22, 2021 – According to court documents, Devlyn Thompson, 28, of Puyallup, was among individuals in a crowd on the Lower West Terrace of the Capitol who were pushing against and assaulting Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers in the tunnel leading into the U.S. Capitol. Thompson and […]
