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Prosecuting Attorney’s Office – 2021 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 2021 below.
Use-of-force fatalities
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/27/2021 | Sorin Ardelean | Valley SWAT | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 11/16/2021 | Cody Rebischke | Snoqualmie PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 11/08/2021 | Alexander Whittal | Renton PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 08/05/2021 | Isaiah Hinds | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 02/16/2021 | Derek Hayden | Seattle PD | Referred to King County Executive, Declined |
| 02/09/2021 | Gregory Taylor | Seattle PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
In-custody deaths
| Incident Date | Decedent | Involved Agency or Facility | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/19/2021 | Devion Mathis | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle | Manner of Death: Suicide, Closed* ** |
| 11/03/2021 | Billy Sterling | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
| 10/19/2021 | Dustin Rand | King County Correctional Facility - Seattle |
Declined, Inquest Not Recommended |
Use-of-force non-fatalities
| Incident Date | Subject | Involved Agency | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2021 | Kevin Wiggins | Des Moines PD | Declined |
| 10/27/2021 | Francisco Rodriguez | U.S. Marshal's Violent Offender Task Force | Declined |
| 10/16/2021 | John Trotter | Medina PD | Declined |
| 09/20/2021 | Jason Miller-Brown | Federal Way PD | Declined |
| 07/06/2021 | Paramjit Singh | Federal Way PD | Declined |
| 06/30/2021 | Humberto Flores Serna | Seattle PD | Investigation Received, Pending KCPAO Review |
| 05/10/2021 | Gustavo Rojo-Melendrez | Kent PD | Declined |
| 03/23/2021 | Joaquin Delgado | Kent 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.