King County sheriff fires 2nd deputy in bus driver dispute
Published 2:21 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2015
SEATTLE— A second King County Sheriff’s deputy has been fired over an incident in which a bus driver used a video to refute allegations that he used profanity during an argument over security.
The Seattle Times reported that Sheriff John Urquhart sent a termination letter last week to Sgt. Lou Caballero.
Earlier this month, Urquhart fired deputy Amy Shoblom, who had alleged she witnessed the driver using profanity.
A video showed no profanity was used during the Nov. 14 argument between the King County Metro Transit driver, Kelvin Kirkpatrick, and the two deputies.
Urquhart said the video was proof of misconduct that cast the Sheriff’s Office in a negative light.
Urquhart agreed with internal findings that Shoblom and Caballero engaged in dishonesty and that Caballero retaliated against Kirkpatrick. Both deputies have denied the allegations.
