Officials with the Ellensburg Prosecutors Office haven't yet made a decision on whether to charge Curtice with making false statements to police, evidence tampering and official misconduct after he lied to investigators when he claimed he was poisoned on the job last year. Because Curtice is an elected official the case was referred to Ellensburg to avoid a conflict of interest.
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