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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2020 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 2020 below.
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/17/2020 | Nicholas Ellingson | Auburn PD | Referred to King County Executive |
| 11/09/2020 | Ronny Dunning | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive |
| 11/04/2020 | Darren Butrick | Kent PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 09/20/2020 | Andrea Churna | Redmond PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 09/19/2020 | Joshua Sarrett | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 07/16/2020 | Aaron Olsvik | King County Sheriff's Office | Referred to King County Executive |
| 05/19/2020 | Terry Caver | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 05/06/2020 | River Hudson | Renton PD | Referred to King County Executive |
| 04/29/2020 | Shaun Fuhr | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2020 | Kenneth Tittle | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Referred to King County Executive, Manner of Death: Natural, Closed ** |
| 09/16/2020 | Travis Berge | Seattle PD | Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 08/29/2020 | Joseph Izynski | Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent | Referred to King County Executive, Manner of Death: Suicide, Closed ** |
| 07/30/2020 | Lora Ann Okpeaha | Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent |
Manner of Death: Accident, Closed* ** |
| 07/27/2020 | John Humphries | City of Kent Corrections Facility | Manner of Death: Suicide, Closed* ** |
| 06/12/2020 | Jesus Uriostegui | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Referred to King County Executive, Manner of Death: Suicide, Closed ** |
| 06/04/2020 | Adam Sagmeister | South Correctional Entity (SCORE Jail) | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 03/16/2020 | Larry Cruickshank | Maleng Regional Justice Center - Kent |
Manner of Death: Natural, Closed* ** |
| 02/28/2020 | Brad Jennings | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
Use-of-force non-fatalities
| Incident Date | Subject | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/13/2020 | Francko Gratton | Tukwila PD | Declined |
| 10/15/2020 | Brian Leil | Seattle PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 03/20/2020 | Edward Deloughy | King County Sheriff's Office | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 01/22/2020 | Demarco Black | King County Sheriff's Office, Seattle PD | 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.