Conflict of Interest Clouds Clark County's Next Prosecutor

Laurel Smith, the unopposed candidate for Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, is the subject of a disqualification motion after disclosing she began dating Vancouver Police Sgt. James Dewey — a lead investigator she personally examined under oath on May 20 — just two weeks before reassigning his cases. A hearing is set for July 8 before Judge Robert A. Lewis. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/lone-prosecuting-attorney-candidate-scrutinized-for-actions-in-superior-court-case/ #ClarkCounty #LaurelSmith #ProsecutingAttorney #ConflictOfInterest #VancouverWA #ClarkCountyPolitics #SuperiorCourt #PublicSafety #WashingtonState #ClarkCountyToday