He had previously been charged with official misconduct, a petty offense, and perjury, a felony, in Lake County, and tampering with a deceased human body, a felony, in Summit County. He was elected Lake County coroner in 2014 and reelected in 2018.
The newest charges include:
One misdemeanor count of abuse of a corpse
Two counts of unlawful acts related to cremation
One count of first-degree official misconduct
Two counts of second-degree official misconduct
Three counts of falsifying health information
One count of unlawful acts related to a mortuary
The date listed for each of these charges is Dec. 10, 2019, according to the charging documents obtained by 9NEWS.