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By cross-referencing publicly available data with materials obtained through public records requests, DivestSPD researchers have uncovered the names of three additional officers—all sergeants—who went to the disastrous DC rally that left 5 dead and hundreds injured. (1/ )
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One is K9 Acting Sergeant Jake Briskey. Briskey has been named in five different successful civil rights lawsuits for excessive force and wrongful arrest. (2/)
Image id: Cut-out of a white man in his late 30s wearing a police uniform, with his arms akimbo. His right thumb (camera left) is looped in his waist band while his left hand is resting on his gun. He's wearing sunglasses and has a close cropped haircut To the right of him is white text that reads: Sgt. Jacob Briskey #6824 Canine - Squad A Salary $121,680 Hire Date: 7/12/2004 Beneath are bullet points also in white: * Named in five lawsuits that cost the city more than half a million * Roughly arrested a Black youth on false charges * Beat, tasered, then falsely arrested a sleeping elder * Fractured a young man’s shin while breaking up a backyard party
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As it so happens, Sgt. Briskey was the subject of our very first cop trading card. (3/ )
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Check it out! The first of our series of bad cop trading cards: K9 Officer Jacob Briskey. Briskey was involved in lawsuits totaling more than half a million dollars, the most famous of which was the wrongful arrest of black Boys & Girls' Club volunteer Romelle Bradford
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As a rookie, Briskey was sued for manhandling Romelle Bradford, a Black youth volunteer, and arresting him on a bogus contempt-of-cop charge. (4/ )
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In 2006, when Briskey was a rookie on the force, he was called by the Rainier Vista Boys & Girls Club about a possible fight breaking out at an event. By the time Briskey arrived, club staff had gotten it under control. (3/24)
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A few years later, Briskey was sued again for incident in which he and several other officers beat, tasered and wrongfully arrested a sleeping man. (5/ )
Screen shot of a legal document that reads: "Naita Saechao v. CITY OF SEATTLE, a municipality in the state of Washington; JACOB W. BRISKEY, and individual; STEPHEN KNAPP, an individual; NATHAN PATTERSON, an individual...."
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In 2010, Naita Saechao was attending a friend's birthday party, when he grew tired and decided to go take a nap on a bed in the basement. A fight broke out and one of the partygoers slashed someone with a pocket knife... (2/13) seattletimes.com/seattle-news/s
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He was also sued over a noise complaint that turned into a bloody melee, when Briskey and slew of cops charged a backyard party in Columbia City. During the chaos Briskey stomped a man's shin, fracturing it. (6/ )
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While much of the complaint deals with Bauer’s shovel rampage, Briskey makes a brief appearance. According to documents, he cornered Mr. A, tasered him, struck him with a baton and stomped his leg. Mr A was charged with assault and arrested (19/24)
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Later, when Briskey was working in the gang unit, he & his partner Adley Shepherd profiled some Black youth waiting for their ride outside a movie theater, raising the ire of the NAACP. (note: Shepherd was ultimately fired for beating a handcuffed woman)
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In addition to the Saechao and Bradford cases, there’s another red flag on Briskey’s record: He was later accused of racial profiling by the NAACP during his time in the SPD Gang Unit. (9/24) thestranger.com/slog/archives/
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According to the rosters, Bach was the acting lieutenant in the southwest precinct on the day of the riots. But on Jan. 7 he is listed as a sergeant. Could be a coincidence... (9/ )
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Bach has three active investigations, including the one for involvement in the Capitol rally and another for "integrity and ethics" (10/ )
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Next up: The Honeymooners. Identified by DivestSPD earlier this year, Alexander Everett & Caitlin Rochelle are a couple. They transferred to SPD together in 2017, then married in Dec. 2020. They've each averaged roughly 2 complaints annually in their careers (above avg).(11/)
White text on a dark navy background: "Alexander Everett #8565 Southwest Precinct Salary $95,380 Hire Date: 10/5/2017 Caitlin Rochelle #8566 South Precinct Salary $95,380 Hire Date:10/5/2017 * Couple transferred to Seattle from Roundrock, TX * Married in December 2020. This was their honeymoon * Combined, the two have had 10 OPA complaints in their three-year careers * Allegations include bias, use of force, conformance to the law, professionalism
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Like Everett and Rochelle, Marchione was hired in 2017 and has averaged two complaints a year. In one, a Black man alleged that Marchione broke his wrist during a hard takedown. 45% of Marchione's uses of force have been against Black people (SPD avg=30%)(13/)
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Last up is Michael Settle, the acting sergeant detective of the vice unit. His record is surprisingly sparse. Possible explanation: He became a detective in 2011 and therefore faced fewer situations that might generate public complaints. (14/ )
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