A Seattle police officer has been kicked off the force after internal investigators concluded he was not truthful, not professional and not playing by the rules of the law. The case did not start with a traffic stop or a use-of-force complaint, but with a private real estate venture that fell apart and a messy federal bankruptcy that judges later said was riddled with omissions.
OPA Finds Policy Violations
According to KOMO, Office of Police Accountability Director Bonnie Glenn sustained three allegations against the officer in a closed case summary posted Sept. 18, 2025, and the discipline imposed was termination. Investigators, the summary says, combed through court records, bankruptcy filings, the officer's background investigation and interviews with prosecutors and federal officials before reaching their conclusions. The Office of Inspector General signed off on the case as “thorough, timely and objective,” according to the summary.
Bankruptcy Ruling And Appeals
Federal bankruptcy proceedings supplied most of the factual backbone for the OPA case. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington denied the couple's Chapter 7 discharge in 2023 after finding they failed to keep adequate records, made false oaths and did not explain the loss of assets. An appellate panel later affirmed that decision, as outlined in Midpage.
Criminal Review Declined
The same conduct also went under the criminal microscope. The matter was referred to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office in 2022, but prosecutors declined to file charges in April 2023, saying the evidence was not strong enough to prove theft by deception, mortgage fraud or securities fraud beyond a reasonable doubt. No arrests were made, KOMO reports.
Investors Say They Were Misled
Public reporting and court filings indicate the officer and his wife ran a small firm called Rock PI and were hit with civil suits from creditors claiming the venture raised about $190,000 for a renovation that mostly went unpaid. One complainant says he lent $30,000 in 2019 and never saw the money again, according to DivestSPD. Payroll records place the officer on the city's rolls starting in 2020, matching public salary data from GovSalaries.
What This Means Legally
The bankruptcy judgment, along with the appellate panel’s affirmation, turned on omissions and false statements in sworn filings. Investigators at OPA treated those court findings as violations of the Seattle Police Department’s requirements for truthfulness and law-abiding conduct, separate from any criminal liability. The record in Midpage shows the court concluded the debtors' schedules and statements left out material information, a legal conclusion that underpinned OPA’s recommendation and the department’s decision to fire the officer.
The officer can still pursue administrative appeals or other remedies. For now, though, he is off the force, and investors and other creditors remain the main avenue for anyone hoping to claw back money. City officials and the prosecutor’s office have not gone beyond the documents already cited in offering public comment.
