Case Number: OII-2025-0002
Tumwater, Wash. – The Washington State Office of Independent Investigations (OII) has completed its investigation of a fatal use of deadly force incident that occurred in Poulsbo, Wash. on May 07, 2025.
OII’s Final Case Report, OII-2025-0002 Moegling Final Case Report - Redacted, describing the incident and its investigation is now available on the OII website: Status of OII Investigations. The report has been redacted to protect the identities of witnesses who are interviewed and to remove sensitive photos.
The incident resulted in the death of Justin L. Moegling, age 41. The involved officers were Poulsbo Police Officer Nickolas Brown and Kitsap County Sheriff’s Deputy Wyatt Galbreath.
The Final Case Report and the entire investigative file were provided to the Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office on Thursday, January 08, 2026. The prosecutor’s office was provided with time to determine whether they would require OII investigators to provide any additional information.
OII has also provided a copy of the Final Case Report to the family of Mr. Moegling, the Poulsbo Police Department and the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office, and the attorneys of Officer Brown and Deputy Galbreath.
The Kitsap County Prosecutor’s Office will determine whether any charges will be filed in this case. OII does not make a charging recommendation.
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The state Legislature created OII in 2021 to conduct independent and unbiased investigations of deadly use of force by law enforcement. It works with an 11-member advisory board that reviews and provides input on agency policies. To view this on the web, visit oii.wa.gov/news-and-updates.
For media inquiries, contact Kimberly Garcia, Media Relations Coordinator, at Kimberly.Garcia@oii.wa.gov, or 360-790-1247.