Retired Sergeant: Force might be necessary to take back East Precinct from protesters

With the future of CHOP uncertain, one law enforcement expert is concerned force may be the only way to return the East Precinct to police.

Jesus Villahermosa is a retired sergeant with the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and has been considered a use of force expert for decades.

"I just think there's going to have to be action that is taken at some point if there isn't a breakthrough," he said.

And that action, to Villahermosa, involves using force.

"If force has to be used then force has to be used so long as it's necessary and reasonable," Villahermosa said.

He said the recent violence and the continuing presence of CHOP mean negotiations between protesters and the city aren't accomplishing much.

"I really believe at this point, the protesters have really forced the hand and we're going to have to use force," Villahermosa said.... (Read more)

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