Black Former Deputy Broke ‘Thin Blue’ Code of Silence, Sues Sheriff’s Office for Discrimination After He Disclosed Racist White Officer
In December 2016, then-Spokane County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Richmond was sitting in squad car having a roadside chat with Tyler Kullman, one of his fellow deputies. The two had just responded to a call together and they were speaking through their open car windows when Richmond, who is Black, overheard a disturbing phone call that…