A former sheriff’s deputy in Pierce County who was fired last year has been sentenced to prison for stalking his now ex-wife and repeatedly violating a no-contact order.
Michael Phipps, 50, pleaded guilty in Pierce County Superior Court to stalking, first-degree malicious mischief, three counts of violation of a no-contact order and disclosing intimate images,
Phipps received credit for the 468 days he’s served in confinement, according to court records, 345 of which were on home monitoring. Prosecutors alleged Phipps knew about the order before it was served, and he sent texts to his wife that included explicit photos of her, threatening to send them to her boss and every contact they had.
Attorneys wrote in court filings that Phipps sought mental health treatment following the death of colleagues and his father, but the medications he was prescribed were ineffective and he started self-medicating with alcohol.
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