Former Puyallup police officer charged with third-degree rape

Pierce County prosecutors charged a former Puyallup officer Friday with an alleged rape that occurred in October. Niamkey Amichia, 32, was formally...

March 9, 2023
6:18 AM

Pierce County prosecutors charged a former Puyallup officer Friday with an alleged rape that occurred in October. Niamkey Amichia, 32, was formally charged with third-degree rape of a woman he met online, according to court documents. He was arrested Thursday and fired from the Puyallup Police Department that day, according to a news release from the police department. The Pierce County Sheriff's Department was in charge of investigating the alleged assault. Amichia was hired Aug. 8 and was still in training when he was arrested, the Puyallup Police Department said in a Thursday news release.

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