When Brusics predecessor, Jim Hagarty, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, the case was referred to Kittitas County, where it was heard in the Lower Kittitas District Court and handled by a Kittitas County prosecutor to avoid potential conflicts of interest. /Kids [26 0 R] /I false /I false /K false Yakima County Prosecutor Joseph Brusic looked into whether investigating possible charges against Curtice would be a conflict of interest and determined that it would not be. /I false MABTON, Wash. --A young woman was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in Mabton Sunday afternoon, according to officials with the Yakima County Coroner's Office. << /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Watershed Planning. Out of the 385 COVID-19 deaths reported by the Yakima Health District, 68% were from those older than 70. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Count 16 When those remains were discovered, anthropology department officials contacted the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office and returned them to detectives, which was one huge difference, Jastremski wrote. P,dPi5MTEVCJzJ`c~G_%w)J0d9JI&E%h+kJ >> /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] /Group << /19e7bf8e-63ae-466f-87c5-7183b49ce4ea 102 0 R endobj >> Apr. /Parent 2 0 R There were no deaths among those under 20, who made up 16% of countywide cases. endobj >> >> /I false /Type /Page 0^z&@sDM4oFT << /Count 1 >> /Parent 20 0 R Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. endobj Curtice said that the states ban on elective surgeries early in the COVID-19 pandemic and a general hesitancy by the public to receive medical care during the pandemic could have contributed to additional deaths from other causes, such as heart disease. endobj /S /Transparency stream No DNA has ever been entered on this case as presumably Yakima is unaware the skull resided at CWU, wrote Dr. Kathy Taylor, the longtime forensic anthropologist for King County and Washington state, in a June 4 email released through a public records request. << /Parent 13 0 R /I false The Yakima County Prosecutor's Office decided not to press charges after reviewing the case and body cam footage. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. 16 0 obj Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. /84aca156-10aa-4809-9adc-9736b3ec4bf8 104 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB endobj Learning About Culture Helps Inform Best Practices - Yakima Co. Coroner Jim Curtice Jim shares how he started as a paramedic, then later elected to Yakima County Coroner. /I false Click on the bell icon to manage your notifications at any time. /Parent 2 0 R /K false >> /S /Transparency /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] WSP has been able to get funding for four additional scientists on a temporary basis, Loftis said. Mar 7, 2022 YAKIMA, Wash. A Yakima County deputy prosecutor is facing criminal charges after authorities say he sexually assaulted a former intimate partner multiple times in July 2021. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << Coroner; Annual Reports; Annual Reports Annual Report 2014; Annual Report 2015; Annual Report 2016; Annual Report 2017; Annual Report 2018; Annual Report 2019; Partly cloudy. /Type /Page 11 facility 37-39 3 C Facility or Institution of Death. He is also a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, serving as a regional officer in the organization as well as on the national Freedom of Information Committee. >> endobj >> 1 0 obj The Coroner's and Yakima County Sheriff's offices are now attempting to use fingerprints and dental records to find her identity. Out of the deaths reported, 951 were under the jurisdiction of the coroners office. /Type /Pages >> /Parent 2 0 R Since then, the number of cases handled by the lab has increased to 15,676 in 2018, the most recent number Loftis had. /Type /Page endobj x^} Curtice reportedly said that he wanted to die and that he was going to stab himself. >> /Count 1 /Type /Pages /Type /Page /Parent 20 0 R "It's just made the office a little bit awkward. >> /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. >> /Length 9 << 34 0 obj 15 0 obj /Kids [35 0 R] endobj /Title (YAKIMA COUNTY CORONER ANNUAL SUMMARY) /Count 1 /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] Chapter 36.32 RCW. It offers daily snapshots of the top stories that affect our community, previews of our special coverage and more. /BBox [0 0 816 1056] /70d3b7ee-31a0-46ac-a0da-64dd5274d001 72 0 R Click on the bell icon to manage your notifications at any time. endobj >> /Filter /FlateDecode /CS /DeviceRGB >> /Resources << 29The Washington Department of Labor and Industries observed Workers' Memorial Day by adding 129 people to the list of more than 2,000 workers who've died over the years in the state by . endobj >> About Us Contact Us An injured person at the Medicine Valley Road location was taken to an area hospital where he later died, according to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice. Brusic said he can handle making the charging decision without having a conflict of interest. >> >> >> >> /Contents [49 0 R 50 0 R 51 0 R] endobj Plymouth Well Project. /K false /Resources << /Count 1 The County Commissioners are empowered to set county policy, adopt laws, implement them, and, except for the responsibilities of other elected officials, carry out the day-to-day operations of the County. /Kids [29 0 R] /Parent 8 0 R I'm more proud of Brusic than ever! /Type /Pages endobj >> >> >> Give directly to The Spokesman-Review's Northwest Passages community forums series -- which helps to offset the costs of several reporter and editor positions at the newspaper -- by using the easy options below. But even that can be too long for a family that is waiting for him to fill out a death certificate. >> Local and state counts of deaths in Yakima County date back to mid-March of last year. /I false << >> >> /4cbf698f-6365-43af-8864-cfcfbc76adc2 60 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB Winds SSW at 10 to 15 mph.. /Title (YAKIMA COUNTY CORONER ANNUAL SUMMARY) /Contents [77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R] /Group << /Type /Page 37 0 obj /Group << << /S /Transparency >> /Parent 2 0 R Coroner Cases in 2020 In 2020, there were a total of 2315 deaths recorded in Yakima County by the Department of Vital Statistics. If prosecutors use an outside lab, Brusic said the county has to pay to fly in and house the scientist as a witness, a greater expense than having a state scientist testify. Pete E. Orgill, of Yakima, 62, a laborer doing Department of Energy work, who died May 14, 2015 of chemical exposure. In 2020, the county reported 2,315 deaths, based on state data cited in the Yakima County Coroners annual report. /Type /Page >> Chelan County detectives were unaware that Central had their case, she said. 2022 Coroner's Annual Report. 25 0 obj THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. /ffb5eb88-436a-4a31-8431-346a688aa4e4 64 0 R /Resources << /XObject << /S /Transparency 16 0 obj << FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. He shares how knowing more about various cultures helps inform the work he does and is always open to learning more. /I false /Kids [32 0 R] << /ff0632cf-b6e5-480c-a916-a5d6a11cb466 56 0 R /50a5a1eb-a8bc-4d1d-aeed-10e75896ca66 103 0 R Blume had taken the class several years ago, she said in her email, and was surprised when she learned that the three cases to be studied were two unidentified homicides from Kittitas County and one unidentified case from the Chelan County Sheriffs Office. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Count 1 Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. /Contents [45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R] /Parent 12 0 R /6d30c8df-e04b-4c06-b3b8-abfcf874a842 56 0 R Sands and Alexander worked with Kittitas, Yakima, Chelan and King County law enforcement doing field recovery and lab analysis of human remains, anthropology professor Nicole Jastremski said in a May 11 email to Andrea Blume, a detective with the Kittitas County Sheriffs Office. Donald W. Meyers is amultimedia journalist at the Yakima Herald-Republic covering crime and courts. FILE Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice at the coroner's office on Feb. 24, 2020. /Type /Pages /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595 842] stream endobj endobj >> >> /Parent 14 0 R /Type /XObject >> They have to be right 100% of the time, Loftis said. /CS /DeviceRGB /S /Transparency of Yakima, 62, a laborer doing Department of Energy . endobj /Parent 2 0 R /Type /Page << >> For information about our privacy practices, please visit our website. Among the documents released is a draft of a news release that Central officials had written in anticipation of publicity about transfer of the remains. >> >> /Filter /FlateDecode /S /Transparency endobj /4ea2ed28-561f-4116-979b-11ead18154a1 103 0 R Get breaking news delivered to your inbox as it happens. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I false 26 0 obj Choose the topics that matter most to you. Benton County Groundwater Nitrate Community Action. /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] >> Deputy Corner Marshall Slight said the young woman was found around 3:30 p.m. Sadly, chain of evidence and documentation were often lacking. /Contents [93 0 R 94 0 R 95 0 R] /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /Kids [28 0 R] << << /Contents [45 0 R 46 0 R 47 0 R] >> >> /K false /Type /Page /Type /Pages /Contents [69 0 R 70 0 R 71 0 R] /K false Broadt said they do that through a combination of different supportive services, including cognitive behavioral therapy and if needed, medications that help transition individuals off opioids, like suboxone and methadone. Montes is being held in the Yakima County jail in lieu of $1 million bail. /Kids [26 0 R] >> Find it in Explore, a weekly Thursday newsletter that spotlights what's happening in the Valley, Stay in the know about all things business in the Valley with a weekly update on openings, closures, profiles, photos and more, Stay in the know about all things sports in the Valley with a weekly update on scores, highlights, profiles, photos and more. 1 0 obj /Parent 5 0 R Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. endobj /Contents [65 0 R 66 0 R 67 0 R] /Count 1 Dr. /CS /DeviceRGB /Group << endobj /CS /DeviceRGB 23 0 obj Only heart disease and cancer generally has had more deaths in Yakima County in past years than COVID-19 in 2020. /Kids [24 0 R] This report is dedicated to those people in Yakima County who have suffered the loss of a relative or friend. That should be public information. Juvenile Justice Center . But the reconstruction of Does face resulted in few tips, and her skull stayed at Central. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here. Hagarty pleaded guilty to an amended charge of reckless driving. /S /Transparency If the death certificate is pending (because the cause of death has not been determined), the insurance companies wont honor it, Curtice said. /a3ad8c21-b8a2-4dc3-ad86-584436666ee3 76 0 R /Contents [97 0 R 98 0 R 99 0 R] If Curtis wasnt immediately booked into jail, which is noted as normal procedure in the article, then he was given special treatment. 40 0 obj /S /Transparency /Subtype /Form /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 30 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. /8fb27de8-5bec-4cf5-a7d0-3decef79934d 100 0 R /CS /DeviceRGB None of you commenters know the details of what happened. Departmental Responsibilities. endobj Need to know where to find the best tacos in the Yakima Valley? /Resources << the decedent's physical description. Im frustrated, Brusic said. "My sincere hope is that our elected representatives work together to come to a common-sense agreement . /Parent 2 0 R Daisy Tallman, 29, went missing Oct. 29, 1987, and seven years later was presumed dead by the Yakima County Coroner's Office. << For example, someone who delayed a doctors visit due to the pandemic and was later diagnosed with cancer may have had a better outcome had they been diagnosed sooner, he said. The two Kittitas County cases are still active homicide investigations, she said. Only two months into the new year, and the county has recorded 14 suspected or confirmed overdoses. /XObject << /Kids [23 0 R] /Type /Pages 28 0 obj << Yakima County Coroner will not be charged Michael LeCompte, Digital Content Producer Mar 28, 2023 Updated Mar 28, 2023 Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice will not be charged for an. /Contents [41 0 R 42 0 R 43 0 R] >> In 2012, the lab handled 10,900 cases, Loftis said. x^+ r r An autopsy determined Reyes died of strangulation, Chief Deputy Yakima County Coroner Marshall Slight said. /Type /Page Reach Mai Hoang at maihoang@yakimaherald.com or Twitter @maiphoang. Brusic said Curtice is not getting special treatment. /CS /DeviceRGB Among the other remains recently transferred by Central were vertebrae, ribs, foot bones and long bones; two cranial bones of a young person; another cranial bone of a child; and the burned scapulae, clavicle and other fragments of an individual recovered from a fire in Union Gap. /I false /S /Transparency << Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device. The Yakima County Coroners report showed a sizable increase in fatalities in two categories: natural death and drug toxicity. The man has ptsd, and I can only imagine the horrors he has had to endure on the job. /XObject << /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] 19 0 obj Mason County Coroner C090863GSC Jefferson County Coroner C090871GSC SECTOR SL Agr C090871GSC-1 C090873GSC . Locally, Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice said some tests are being sent to private labs so his office can more quickly issue death certificates to grieving families. According to a press release from the Prosecutor's Office Curtice became belligerent near the front porch of his home and threatened to fight the Deputy he was with. 34 0 obj RECENT HEADLINES FROM THE KAPP-KVEW NEWS STAFF: COPYRIGHT 2023 BY YAKTRINEWS. /Type /Pages Find 1 Coroners & Medical Examiners within 27.3 miles of Yakima County Medical Examiner & Coroner. >> /Parent 11 0 R Don't let anything slip through the cracks. YAKIMA, Wash. --Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice could face a third-degree assault charge from a recent incident with a Yakima County sherif. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] 11 0 obj << >> /CS /DeviceRGB /XObject << /CS /DeviceRGB /XObject << /CS /DeviceRGB Her name was on a reward list circulated by a local group called Yakamas for Justice and by tribal police. On June 25, Central released the 13 potential forensic specimens to the Kittitas County Coroners Office, Englund said. /Resources << /I false /Parent 2 0 R Low 51F. /Parent 2 0 R Naloxone, also commonly referred to as Narcan, is most often administered as a nasal spray and is available at most pharmacies. 28 0 obj On orders from Sheriff Bob Udell, he declined to provide further details, referring questions to Brusics office. /Group << endstream /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] Charges will not be filed against Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice stemming from a recent incident with a Yakima County Sheriff's Deputy. /Kids [35 0 R] << People get drunk and do all sorts of stupid things but intoxication isn't a get-out-of-jail-free card, Is there a police incident report? /Parent 11 0 R endobj 14 0 obj You have permission to edit this article. /CreationDate (D:20150921184400) Find out whats happening in the Valley today with our morning headlines newsletter. Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, states count of Yakima County COVID-19 deaths, Yakima County records 52 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and Monday, Sheriff's Office investigating woman's death near Mabton, Rick Glenn to run for Yakima City Council, Yakima's Julian Erosa drops second straight fight, U17 Sounders selection highlights bright future for Sunnyside's Hernandez, Efforts to unionize agricultural workers in WA face long-standing hurdles, WA Gov. There was a problem saving your notification. /Group << A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. /Parent 18 0 R /I false /Group << /248f293b-36b7-4380-99e3-a16cd82ddbf8 105 0 R 10:00 a.m.. /Group << 12 0 obj 2023 County Office. /Resources << 4 0 obj >> /I false 0^zzn_P9$}Q)v]ofJpjk#! /Filter /FlateDecode /079e7921-3209-4098-a2cd-b1eb0fbc327a 84 0 R 23 0 obj That happened in Central Washington as well. Coroner Jim Curtice has been on leave since the reported. endobj