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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2019 incidents

The Public Integrity Team of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reviews officer-involved shootings, police use-of-force investigations and other incidents referred by law enforcement. Find the status of investigations sent to our office that occurred in 2019 below.

Use-of-force fatalities

Incident Date Decedent Involved Agency Status
12/31/2019 Malik Williams Federal Way PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review
12/12/2019 Anthony Tovar Renton PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review
11/25/2019 Anthony Chilcott KCSO Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review
10/29/2019 Juan Salamanca Acosta Des Moines PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined
07/13/2019 Derek Sanchez Kirkland PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review
06/15/2019 Mantry Norris Renton PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review
05/31/2019 Jesse Sarey  Auburn PD KCPAO Filed Charges, Memorandum, Inquest Letter
05/08/2019 Ryan Smith Seattle PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined
02/07/2019 Denis Rodriguez Martinez Seattle PD Referred to King County Executive, Declined
01/07/2019 Miguel Angel Barrasa Lugo Kent PD Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete, Declined, Post-Inquest Review

In-custody deaths

Incident Date

 Decedent Involved Agency or Facility Status
12/30/2019 Rachel Gregory King County Correctional Facility - Seattle Manner of Death: Accident**, Closed*
08/08/2019 Michael Bailey City of Kent Corrections Facility
 Manner of Death: Accident**, Closed*
02/03/2019 Daylae Thomas King County Correctional Facility - Seattle
 Referred to King County Exec, Declined, Inquest Complete

Use-of-force non-fatalities

Incident Date Subject Involved Agency Status
11/12/2019 Daniel Gonzalez Renton PD Declined
10/09/2019 Rudy Garcia Hernandez KCSO Declined
08/06/2019 Francisco Pineda Kent PD Declined
07/03/2019 Khamsao Vilaikham Seattle PD Declined
05/05/2019 Christopher Harris Seattle PD Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
03/20/2019 Steel Maharaj Seattle PD Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
03/14/2019 Ricky Apodaca Federal Way PD Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
02/04/2019 Walter Montoya KCSO Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
01/23/2019 Abdikarim Abdi Kent PD Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review

*This investigation was reviewed after Executive Order PHL 7-1-6, which no longer requires KCPAO to make a recommendation as to whether an inquest is required by the King County Charter.

 

**Prior to February 5, 2025, the KCPAO was mandated by executive order to review all in-custody death investigations for their completeness and to make a recommendation to the Executive whether the King County Charter required an inquest. (See. EO PHL 7-1-5 §7.1). As a result, the KCPAO reviewed all in-custody deaths, including deaths by suicide, accident and natural causes. Executive Order PHL 7-1-6, issued on February 5, 2025, removed this requirement. As a result, going forward, the KCPAO will only review in-custody death investigations that law enforcement refers to our office where physical force was used on the inmate by law enforcement or other circumstances where criminal liability may attach. This also applies to in-custody death investigations that pre-date the executive order but had not been referred to inquest.

 

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