Deputy Stabbing Investigation: New Forensic Details

0:00An independent investigation's office in Washington State has finished its review of a fatal stabbing by a car county sheriff's deputy. The probe centers on the death of 54-year-old Mark Fogel from Oregon, who died May 8 during a struggle at a state patrol way station in, Richfield. Investigators sent their 76-page report to the local prosecutor's office to decide if the deputy's use of deadly force was justified. The incident started earlier that night around 10.58 pm, when deputies responded to a crash near northeast 14th court, and Minahaha. Street. Fogel had hit two parked cars and admitted to drinking. Deputy Bryson laid in the rest of him for driving under the influence and took him to the way station for a breath test. Fogel grew agitated in the processing room, upset about losing his commercial driver's license. After refusing the test on advice from his attorney, he made threatening remarks. When Layton tried to recuff him, Fogel grabbed for the deputies' waste, sparking a fight where Layton warned him repeatedly about being shot.

1:02New forensic details from the report, including autopsy results, blood patterns, DNA and fingerprints clear a blurry moment from the body camera. They show Fogel pinning Layton on the ground and trying to take his gun, leading the deputy to pull a knife and stab Fogel several times in the back. Layton reactivated his camera after the struggle and tried to save Fogel with medics, but he was pronounced dead at 1239. The deputy, who started with the office in May 2023, returns a full duty after leave, as the prosecutors review continues. I'm Cory with the story, that's your Vancouver news today update AI-powered and always on.