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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
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 Executive, 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 | King County Sheriff's Office | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 08/06/2019 | Francisco Pineda | Kent PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 07/03/2019 | Khamsao Vilaikham | Seattle PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 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 | King County Sheriff's Office | 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.