San Juan County Sheriff voices ‘extreme frustration and disappointment’ with judicial system

The San Juan County Sheriff wrote a letter to the community on Wednesday about a sentencing that happened on Tuesday in a controlled substance homicide case.

“As a San Juan County resident, as an advocate for public safety, and as your Sheriff, it is with a heavy heart and genuine frustration with our judicial system that I am addressing everyone with an update,” said Sheriff Eric Peter. “The process has been ongoing for the past 15 months and involves the tragic death of a youth in our community.”

Sheriff Peter said the defendant in the case had pleaded guilty and that the sentencing range in Washington for

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