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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2017 incidents
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2017 | Mi'Chance Dunlap-Gittens | KCSO | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 3/23/2017 | William Stokes | Valley SWAT | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 4/20/2017 | Damarius Butts | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 6/10/2017 | Isaiah Obet | Auburn PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Stayed, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 6/13/2017 | Tommy Le | KCSO | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Declined |
| 6/18/2017 | Charleena Lyles | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 6/24/2017 | Giovonn Joseph-McDade | Kent PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 8/9/2017 | Eugene Nelson | Kent PD | Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete‡, Declined, Post-Inquest Review |
| 10/30/2017 | Robert Lightfeather | Federal Way PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 12/11/2017 | Kyle Gray | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete‡, Post-Inquest Review |
| 12/19/2017 | Curtis Tade | Kirkland PD | Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete‡, Declined, Post-Inquest Review |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/25/2017 | Andrew Cline | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 4/19/2017 | Jeffrey Harvey | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 4/28/2017 | Colin Cooper | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 6/16/2017 | Wardell Sims | Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 7/3/2017 | Michael Clinard | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 9/26/2017 | Derek Hutchinson | Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent | Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 9/27/2017 | Matthew Wilson | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Declined* |
| 11/17/2017 | Albert Fredericks Jr. | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete |
*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.
‡Juror Interrogatories may be found at the King County Inquest Program website.