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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2018 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 2018 below.
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/31/2018 | Iosia Faletogo | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review |
| 08/23/2018 | Joseph Peppan | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review |
| 07/26/2018 | Jesus Hernandez-Murillo | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review |
| 06/14/2018 | Marcelo Castellano | Redmond PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review |
| 04/04/2018 | Mitchell Nelson | Valley SWAT | Referred to King County Executive, Declined, Inquest Complete, Post-Inquest Review |
| 02/19/2018 | Jason Seavers | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/09/2018 | Dennis Jackson | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 10/10/2018 | Gary Hunt | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
| 09/05/2018 | Wang Leng | Issaquah PD | Referred to King County Executive, Inquest Complete |
| 08/17/2018 | Joshua Carstens | Washington State Patrol | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 03/11/2018 | Karla Gamez-Talavera | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Declined * |
| 02/26/2018 | Dustin Soderlund-Wysong | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 01/04/2018 | Damaris Rodriguez | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Declined * |
*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.