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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2018 incidents

The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office reviews investigations of officer involved shootings, police use-of-force, and in-custody deaths. Find the status of incidents sent to our office that occurred in 2018 below.

Use-of-force fatalities

Incident Date Decedent Status
12/31/2018 Iosia Faletogo Referred to King County Executive
08/23/2018 Joseph Peppan Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete
07/26/2018 Jesus Hernandez-Murillo Referred to King County ExecutiveDeclined, Inquest CompletePost-Inquest Review
06/14/2018 Marcelo Castellano Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete
04/04/2018 Mitchell Nelson Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete
02/19/2018 Jason Seavers Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete

In-custody deaths

Incident Date Decedent Status
11/09/2018 Dennis Jackson Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
10/10/2018 Gary Hunt Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
09/05/2018 Wang Leng Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete
08/17/2018 Joshua Carstens Referred to King County Executive, Declined
03/11/2018 Karla Gamez-Talavera Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
02/26/2018 Dustin Soderlund-Wysong DeclinedInquest Not Recommended
01/04/2018 Damaris Rodriguez Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review
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