Community members were outraged when a Washington state police department recruiting banner at a community fair featured an image of an officer charged with murdering an unarmed civilian.
On Saturday, police in the city of Auburn, which lies about 30 miles south of Seattle, unfurled a “Join Auburn PD” banner during a local event called Pet Palooza. The sign featured images of officers on a SWAT team, holding a handgun, and a photo of officer Jeff Nelson, who in August 2020 was charged with second-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Jesse Sarey, 26, in a scuffle outside of a market.
