According to a social media post from Ned Burns, The Bellevue mayor, Silvester was officially terminated on Thursday. The Mayor says that the decision to terminate was made by the Bellevue Marshals Office and had nothing to do with the viral tik tok video. Silvester has been under investigation for some time for previous policy violations.
Not only is he back at work as an officer, and earned nearly half a million from a go fund me page but he also is reportedly working on a book. He told KTVB that the working title is "Never Off Duty."
There are few things that I hate more in the world than scammers. It is such an awful thing to do for so many reasons. Well another group of scammers has entered the Treasure Valley and are making their presence known.
The closest thing I can equate this to is getting in trouble as a teenager from my parents. Then thanking them later for helping to teach me a lesson. I may not have been mature enough at the time, or even right after to thank them but eventually I showed my gratitude for the life long lessons.
When he was placed under arrest, Salinas began to fight with officers and used the knife to stab one officer in the face. He turned to stab another officer and at that point was shot by one of the 3 officers at the scene.
A motorcycle theft, vehicle chase, foot chase, exchange of gunfire and man hunt with K9s and drones all within a 4 hours. The Deputy is in surgery and expected to make a recovery and the suspect is in custody.