An exit interview with King County deputy: ‘Morale is lower than anything I’ve seen in 30 years of service’

King County Sheriff’s Office deputy Jessy Bailey appeared on KIRO’s Dori Monson Show to announce his resignation over his claim of deteriorating morale within the department. He directed his attention toward King County Sheriff Mitzi G. Johanknecht as representative of the disconnect between rank and file police and command.

“Mitzi G. Johanknecht has absolutely has no idea what has been going on with the morale of the department,” Bailey said.

Specifically, he claims that, not only is the sheriff aware of this issue, but they are not interesting in explicating the problem and finding practical solutions.

“When I was downtown, I mentioned to a senior staff member, ‘we should

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