The Tacoma police officer who spoke with Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer at the scene of a 2021 confrontation with a newspaper carrier testified in court Wednesday. Troyer faces two misdemeanor charges after he allegedly claimed on an officer line to 911 dispatch that newspaper carrier Sedrick Altheimer threatened to kill him in January 2021. The trial is now on its ninth day.  Tacoma Police Detective Chad Lawless testified that he and his partner Officer Corey Ventura were the first unit to arrive on the scene. While Ventura was interviewing Altheimer, Lawless said he spoke with the sheriff about what happened. Lawless testified that Troyer told him he was in his house when he saw a vehicle driving in and out of driveways. Troyer went to investigate, found the vehicle and started talking with the occupant, Lawless said. Lawless testified that he asked Troyer twice if Altheimer had made any threats to him, and both times, Troyer said no. Lawless said he clarified whether Altheimer had displayed weapons, and Troyer said no, “but he (Troyer) said it was clear that he (Altheimer) wanted to fight.” Lawless was also responsible for downgrading the officer needs help call, which communicated they didn’t need additional officers on scene. “I believe my exact words were, ‘We don’t need the whole world here,’” Lawless said in court. During cross-examination, Troyer’s lawyer, Nick Gross, called into question Lawless’s approach to his handling of the incident, such as Lawless writing his report over a day after the incident occurred. READ THE FULL STORY: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tacoma/pierce-county-sheriff-ed-troyer-trial-officers-testify/281-0d58787e-7ba2-4a7d-8ed7-9aa30c5d84ce