Trent Yohe

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Sheriff Deputies Michael Wall, Scott Bonney, Griffen Criswell and K-9 officer John Cook responded to a 911 call for suspected drug activity or a fire and entered the trailer in which Yohe was sleeping. The officers state that he appeared to have a seizure (Yohe's acquaintances state that he was epileptic) and that when they touched him, he "became combative". After they tasered, handcuffed and hogtied him, they kicked him numerous times according to witness Cecile Jones. They then noticed he was not breathing and performed CPR. Yohe died in a hospital two weeks later. It was ruled that the officers did not use excessive force. In 2010 the Spokane County Commission gave a $50,000 Excessive Force settlement to Yohe's daughter.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Trent Yohe, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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