Yakima sheriff’s deputy reinstated after eight years

Published 12:01 am Thursday, June 16, 2011

YAKIMA — A fired Yakima County sheriff’s deputy who was reinstated after an eight-year legal battle is being re-trained to return to duty.

KAPP reported both Deputy Jan Bartleson and Sheriff Ken Irwin are working to rebuild a professional relationship.

Irwin fired Bartleson in 2003 after doctors told him she was suffering too much stress for active duty. She said some of the information used against her was false.

After an arbitrator’s decision and state appeals court ruling, Bartelson is getting her job back with back pay up to $500,000.