Updated
By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
A one-time finalist for the position of chief of police in Chehalis was charged yesterday in Pierce County after a search of his apartment turned up heroin and meth, drugs he allegedly admitted he’s been selling for the past two months.
The (Aberdeen) Daily World reports Ray Sowers however, denied using drugs.
News reporter Jake Schild writes Sowers was also charged with unlawfully possessing a firearm, in connection with a handgun discovered under his bed and a January felony charge for stealing more than $1,500 worth of liquor from a Safeway store.
The (Tacoma) News Tribune [1] reports Sowers is a drug court participant in Pierce County, and now has a hearing Oct. 14 to determine whether he’s kicked out of the program.
Sowers resigned as police chief from Montesano in 2010 after an investigation found he spent thousands of dollars of public money on personal purchases, ending his 26-year law enforcement career, according to Schild.
He interviewed for the top cop job in the Lewis County seat in late 2006.
Read more about it here [2]