Judge OK's petition to recall Fortney; 2nd petition submitted

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EVERETT — A Superior Court judge ruled Friday afternoon that a recall effort may proceed against Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney, weeks after the sheriff stated on Facebook that he would not enforce Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-home order, based on his belief that it was unconstitutional.

Cowlitz County Superior Court Judge Stephen Warning oversaw the telephonic hearing in Snohomish County Superior Court, where Monroe resident Lori Shavlik filed her recall petition.

Through a sheriff’s spokesperson, Fortney declined to provide a comment to The Daily Herald. He wrote on Facebook Friday afternoon that he stood by his comments.

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Meanwhile on Friday, a separate group of four attorneys, in diverse legal practices, filed another petition to recall the sheriff, citing the Facebook post and other controversies since Fortney took office.

The second petition argued Fortney committed several acts of “malfeasance and misfeasance” and has violated his oath of office since becoming the county’s top cop in January. The petition noted Fortney’s handling of the jail during the virus outbreak; his decision to reinstate three deputies who were fired by the previous sheriff for alleged policy violations; and his unusually quick turnaround time in clearing a deputy of wrongdoing, after tackling a woman accused of jaywalking.

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