Stevens County Undersheriff Andy Harbolt (Facebook)
Brad Manke, who is campaigning against Mike Berry in the Stevens County sheriff’s race, speaks during a candidates forum in Colville on Monday, July 23, 2018. Manke is currently the chief patrol deputy in the sheriff’s office. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Mike Berry, who is campaigning against Brad Manke in the Stevens County sheriff’s race, speaks during a candidates forum in Colville on Monday, July 23, 2018. Berry is a former deputy who recently resigned from the sheriff’s office. (Tyler Tjomsland / The Spokesman-Review)
Stevens County Sheriff Kendle Allen is retiring. His chief patrol deputy and a former deputy are competing in November's election to take his place.
As two candidates square off to lead the Stevens County Sheriff’s Office, some have accused the department of covering up a 2016 incident in which a top official may have driven while intoxicated. The incident involved Capt. Andy Harbolt, who was later promoted to his current position: Stevens County undersheriff, second in command to Sheriff Kendle Allen.