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. The Yakima County Coroners report showed a sizable increase in fatalities in two categories: natural death and drug toxicity. Health department. /Group << /I false In the future, though Central continues to be a forensics resource which is even more important with Taylors death anthropologists and other experts on campus will look at evidence with different methods, Englund said. While the Yakima County Coroner's Office reported that extreme heat contributed to the deaths of two men in their 30s, most of those who died in Washington were elderly. PDF Washington State Medical Examiners-Coroners - Revised 2019 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. /S /Transparency /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] /I false /BBox [0 0 816 1056] The three men then handcuffed Curtice and all three reported that Curtice was "clearly experiencing a severe mental health crisis.". Im frustrated, Brusic said. Michael David Thompson was identified through dental records and a. endobj >> P,dPi5MTEVCJzJ`c~G_%w)J0d9JI&E%h+kJ THE INCIDENT IN QUESTION /Type /Page /Parent 17 0 R 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. /XObject << >> >> 25 0 obj /XObject << /Group << /Resources << >> We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. << >> 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. /933273e2-29e2-443a-bae1-f78a474fc34e 68 0 R An autopsy determined Reyes died of strangulation, Chief Deputy Yakima County Coroner Marshall Slight said. HAPPENING NOW:#EndOverdose About 150 people have died from overdoses in Yakima County in the past year and a half. /XObject << /Type /Page Don't let anything slip through the cracks. /S /Transparency endobj Juvenile Justice Center . << /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] << endobj She wondered what the forensic cold cases were, if the remains had been identified and, if so, if the university had permission from relatives to use the remains for teaching. /Parent 2 0 R /I false /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] >> Only two months into the new year, and the county has recorded 14 suspected or confirmed overdoses. /Type /Pages >> He declined to give further details of what sparked the incident or how Curtice is alleged to have assaulted a deputy. /CS /DeviceRGB /Resources << 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. >> 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. >> endobj Amanda Ray / Yakima Herald-Republic, file, The test is stuck in a monthslong backlog of cases, Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, https://www.facebook.com/donaldwmeyersjournalist, Officials learn more about efforts to address state's sexual assault kit backlog, State receives additional $2.5 million to help clear rape kit backlog, Yakima County coroner's first cadaver dog, Justice, is ready to get to work, 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. /Type /Page Before her remains were found earlier this month, Rosenda Strong was one of at least 20 native women missing from Yakima County, Washington. /Group << /K false If Curtis wasnt immediately booked into jail, which is noted as normal procedure in the article, then he was given special treatment. YAKIMA, Wash. -- Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice could face a third-degree assault charge from a recent incident with a Yakima County sheriff's deputy. Apr. >> /8fb27de8-5bec-4cf5-a7d0-3decef79934d 100 0 R In August 2021, the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's Office, Biloxi Police Department, and the Harrison County Coroner's Office partnered with Othram to perform genetic genealogy. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] << >> The local and state COVID-19 death figures in Yakima County were far higher than deaths from other causes in past years. /Group << /Kids [22 0 R] /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] 40 0 obj 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. Try to find out: the date the coroner's. We won't share it with anyone else. /Kids [5 0 R 6 0 R 7 0 R 8 0 R 9 0 R 10 0 R 11 0 R 12 0 R 13 0 R 14 0 R 15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R] On June 25, Central released the 13 potential forensic specimens to the Kittitas County Coroners Office, Englund said. Under these set of facts, I can make this decision, and make it ethically, Brusic said. /CS /DeviceRGB /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] A 19-year-old woman's body was discovered on the railroad tracks in Badger Canyon early Monday. endobj /Parent 10 0 R Jim Curtice County Coroner Email Yakima County Coroner 128 N 2nd Street Yakima, WA 98902 Phone: 509-574-1610 Staff Directory WSP has been able to get funding for four additional scientists on a temporary basis, Loftis said. /Contents [73 0 R 74 0 R 75 0 R] /XObject << /XObject << >> /Contents [53 0 R 54 0 R 55 0 R] /5799d744-9e81-4d81-8560-a27f1a85858a 84 0 R >> << /Type /Page /Contents [77 0 R 78 0 R 79 0 R] /Parent 16 0 R Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners | Home Page Yakima County coroner Jim Curtice said the number of fatal overdoses is expected to be less this year, but with 98 deaths reported in 2021, thats not saying much. /Author (kerril) /Type /Page << /Count 1 >> Brusic said he can handle making the charging decision without having a conflict of interest. /857055ea-2f19-4b24-84e7-a1b4d1fa421a 104 0 R /Type /Pages /0ea9aa1b-ada9-4665-b761-b950b39c3666 88 0 R /S /Transparency /Type /Page Chapter 36.32 RCW. /Length 9 Authorities plan to exhume Doe as soon as possible for DNA, among other efforts to identify her, learn how she died and return her intact to her family. You may not use this site for the purposes of furnishing consumer reports about search subjects or for any use prohibited by the FCRA. /Kids [28 0 R] 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. /Type /Pages >> /Group << Craig Morrison, Coroner Grant County Coroner's Office 1038 West Ivy, Suite 3 Moses Lake, Washington 98837 Telephone: (509) 765-7601 Fax: (509) 766-8318 Email: cmorrison@co.grant.wa.us GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY Dan Burns, Coroner Grays Harbor County Coroner's Office 1006 North H Street Aberdeen, Washington 98520 Telephone: (360) 532-2322 >> 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. >> A sheriffs call log posted on the sheriffs website shows a call around 8:30 p.m. that night to the area of Curtices home for a domestic incident. /Type /Pages Coroner Jim Curtice facing third degree assault charge Be the first to know about crucial information impacting our community. If you mix alcohol with any of these prescriptions, you can reduce your breathing and if that happens and you fall asleep, you can fall asleep and not wake up, Broadt said. /I false >> Coroner's inquests are held in cases of sudden, unexplained or suspicious deaths. /Group << /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] /I false >> /I false /MediaBox [0 0 595 842] In 2020, the county reported 2,315 deaths, based on state data cited in the Yakima County Coroners annual report. File number assigned by county. /XObject << 2021 Coroner's Annual Report. Doug Blair, the sheriff at the time, unveiled the model in a news conference in October that year in hopes of helping identify her. 19 0 obj Im still going through the documentation. << >> Benton County Groundwater Nitrate Community Action. /1724f1a9-36f7-4942-9f29-ea68e215cd5e 102 0 R endobj /Group << | Yakima Herald-Republic. Before coming to Yakima, Meyerscovered a wide variety of beats at The Salt Lake Tribune,Daily Herald, and daily and weekly newspapers across New Jersey. "I have never represented the current coroner in any way other than to provide my legal opinion and insight when asked," Prosecutor Brusic wrote in his press release. Just nine of the COVID-19 deaths in the county were from those under 40. >> /Font << >> /ProcSet [/PDF /ImageB /ImageC /ImageI /Text] 18 0 obj endobj But the reconstruction of Does face resulted in few tips, and her skull stayed at Central. Please select all the ways you would like to hear from us: You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. /XObject << >> >> >> KUOW - 2021 heat wave is now the deadliest weather-related event in x^[bEx[E{ (>e+dov~eISmN M[65g83= OY49iJyzOGglL%?}S YTV)l}AAmxed2wri5RQ\*'J (TJ*'dVm/4ce 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.