CLARK COUNTY, Wash. — The family of a man reportedly stabbed to death by a Washington deputy are now taking legal action against Clark County.
Their lawyer told KIRO 7 there are still a slew of questions surrounding the case and they want answers.
Marc Fogle was arrested for a DUI crash in May 2025.
Body cam footage shows him getting into a fight with a deputy. The body cam footage ends abruptly. When it resumes, Fogle had been stabbed more than a dozen times.
“Go ahead and stand up, turn around and face away from me,” the deputy told Fogle in the footage.
Fogle was arrested after crashing his car and was taken to a weigh station in Ridgefield for a blood alcohol test. He reportedly expressed suicidal thoughts over the possibility of losing his job as a truck driver while speaking with investigators.
Then, he is seen reaching toward the deputy and a fight ensues.
“He’s reaching for my gun,” the deputy said. “Marc, you’re going to get f***ing shot.”
“Yeah, that’s what I want,” Fogle said on the footage.
He briefly wrestled with the deputy. The body cam is covered, then stops recording.
“The deputy’s bodycam mysteriously turns off just before the stabbing,” said Mark Lindquist, the lawyer for Fogle’s family.
The camera later turns back on. Fogle is seen on the ground, getting first aid. The audio is muted and multiple stab wounds are visible.
“Seventeen stabs in the back,” Lindquist said. “Fatal.”
Lindquist, who used to serve as Pierce County’s prosecuting attorney, has now filed a $27 million suit on behalf of Fogle’s family. It alleges “negligent, reckless and unconstitutional” conduct by the deputy.
“They want accountability. They want justice and they want answers,” he said. “There are so many red flags here.”
Earlier this year, the Washington Office of Independent Investigations published a report on the case. It identified the deputy as Bryson Layton and included images of the dagger he reportedly used to kill Fogle.
“Double-edged daggers are not issued by sheriff’s offices, this dagger was not issued by the sheriff’s office and as far as we can tell was not even officially approved by the sheriff’s office,” Lindquist said. “This was the deputy’s own personal dagger.”
Lindquist said Fogle should have been given medical treatment after the crash, the deputy should not have used lethal force and the body cam should not have been turned off or muted.
“I look at this case from the perspective of a former prosecutor, and I ask myself, ‘Are the officers doing things right here?’” he said. “And the answer is, no.”
According to Lindquist, the deputy is still employed by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and faces no charges.
Fogle’s family must now wait at least 60 days before filing a lawsuit.
Clark County would not comment on pending litigation.
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