Fortney asks state high court to stop latest recall effort

OLYMPIA — Snohomish County Sheriff Adam Fortney wants the state Supreme Court to throw out one of two recalls launched against him.

On Monday, Fortney’s attorneys sought direct review by justices of actions by San Juan County Superior Court Judge Kathryn Loring, who allowed efforts to unseat the law enforcement leader to proceed.

Loring, in a June 12 order, approved the ballot synopsis for the four charges on which the recall petition would be based. She rejected a fifth accusation leveled against Fortney by the quartet of Snohomish County attorneys spearheading the effort. Loring held a lengthy hearing on the charges June 2.

In two of the charges, the recall committee accuses Fortney of violating his statutory duties and endangering “the peace and safety of the community” by stating that he would not enforce Gov. Jay Inslee’s stay-home order and inciting the public to violate the statewide mandate. Those stem from an April 21 Facebook post by Fortney.

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