SEATTLE — A former longtime deputy has filed a lawsuit accusing King County Sheriff John Urquhart of discriminating against female officers.
The Seattle Times reported the lawsuit was filed Monday by Andrea Alexander, 56, a gay black woman who claims Urquhart illegally fired her.
The suit claims the sheriff unfairly subjected her to an internal investigation in 2013 after department officials discovered she’d been mistakenly overpaid.
The suit also contends the investigation was a means for Urquhart to fire Alexander on a drummed-up dishonesty violation after she protested her removal from an assignment.
