In June 2015, Chief Joe Derbonne was involved in a shootout in Clarkston Heights-Vineland during a narcotics investigation. He fired two shots through the windshield of his patrol car after a suspect fired in his direction. The incident raised public concern regarding his aggressive demeanor and jurisdictional authority. Additionally, in 2013, he terminated Officer Daniel […]
In June 2022, Deputy Michael Babino was involved in a DUI arrest where he allegedly used excessive force. He reportedly shoved a woman into his patrol car and later grabbed her by the throat, slamming her head into a door at Tri-State Memorial Hospital. In November 2022, he was charged with two counts of fourth-degree […]
In May 2021, Sgt. Art Musser was accused of excessive use of force against an inmate in the Asotin County Jail. Following an investigation by the Nez Perce County Sheriff’s Office, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office filed a second-degree assault charge against him in September 2022. Sgt. Musser was placed on unpaid administrative leave […]