Sheriff candidate (R) in small WA county faces claims of domestic violence, dishonesty
In early January 2022, police officers in Sequim, a small northwest Washington town on the Olympic Peninsula, responded to a wrecked pickup truck partially submerged in water. A bystander reported the truck sped past a stop sign and collided with a tree in a nearby field, according to police reports.
At the scene were two intoxicated men in wet and muddy clothes, denying they’d been in the truck and refusing to give their names, records show. Though the driver gave in and was detained for driving under the influence, the passenger remained defiant.
“F— you,” he repeated again and again. Officers handcuffed the man, who threatened to sue, yelling that he’d been a cop for 20 years.
Finally, he gave up his name: Joshua Grasseth. Police booked him into jail for obstruction and unlawful possession of a dangerous weapon, since they found a switchblade knife in his pocket. He was found guilty for lying to police.
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/10/12/sheriff-candidate-in-small-wa-county-faces-claims-of-domestic-violence-dishonesty/