A veteran Washington State Patrol (WSP) sergeant committed three serious violations when he issued a citation against an innocent truck driver following an accident in 2022, a year-long internal investigation has found. Two other WSP officers were cited for minor violations. A soon-to-be released Office of Professional Standards (OPS) report found Sgt. TJ Johnson violated both WSP conduct and ethics codes, and was insubordinate after a KING 5 investigation brought the case to light in April of 2023. “(He) was saying things about his command staff and the command of the Washington State Patrol in a way that was not following the authority that he was sworn to,” said WSP spokesperson Chris Loftis, who confirmed details of the OPS report. The August 2022 accident on Interstate 5 just north of Seattle injured rookie trooper Phirawat Apisit and commercial truck driver Shawn Foutch of Snohomish. READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/investigations/investigators/trooper-violates-wsp-ethics-conduct-code-citing-innocent-truck-driver/281-eb61f7e9-6377-468a-a5d7-25af60db8a4f