• Two Seattle PD officers were fired after being accused of trespassing at the Capitol on January 6.
  • The news comes after a six-months-long internal investigation by the Seattle Police Department.
  • Three other officers were cleared of wrongdoing, and an investigation into another was inconclusive.

  • Two Seattle Police Officers were dismissed on Friday after an internal investigation found that they illegally trespassed during the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.

    The news was announced by Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz on the Seattle Police Department blotter website. Seattle Police Department had the highest number of off-duty officers nationwide identified at former President Donald Trump's rally on January 6.

    "Today, I issued my final discipline in the case of two officers found to have been in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Based on the evidence presented to me and the statement of the officers themselves, I have terminated their employment with the Seattle Police Department, effective immediately," Diaz wrote.

    The two officers were identified as married couple Alexander Everett and Caitlin Rochelle Everett, and Diaz in the report said that fellow officers had reported that the pair were at the Capitol on January 6.

    Two Seattle Police Officers were dismissed on Friday after an internal investigation found that they illegally trespassed during the insurrection at the US Capitol on January 6.

    The news was announced by Seattle Police Department Chief Adrian Diaz on the Seattle Police Department blotter website. Seattle Police Department had the highest number of off-duty officers nationwide identified at former President Donald Trump's rally on January 6.

    "Today, I issued my final discipline in the case of two officers found to have been in Washington, DC, on January 6th. Based on the evidence presented to me and the statement of the officers themselves, I have terminated their employment with the Seattle Police Department, effective immediately," Diaz wrote.

    The two officers were identified as married couple Alexander Everett and Caitlin Rochelle Everett, and Diaz in the report said that fellow officers had reported that the pair were at the Capitol on January 6.Investigators also reviewed photo and video footage and coordinated with federal investigators. 

    Three other officers were cleared of any allegations of unprofessional or illegal conduct, and the investigation into a fourth officer was deemed to be inconclusive.

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