Attorney General charges to revoke officer's certification

CHENEY – Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission has now filed charges seeking to revoke or deny officer Chad Eastep’s peace officer certification.

Synopses of investigations conducted by both the city administrator and the police department from June 2021 to August of 2022, were forwarded to the CJTC. The purpose of this commission is “to establish standards and provide training to criminal justice professionals, including peace officers...and to certify, and when necessary de-certify, peace officers.”

The charges officially filed against officer Eastep read that he engaged in sexual...