In the shadow of multiple arrests of Colorado funeral directors in recent years, a respected former lawmaker has stepped forward saying she tried to fix the funeral industry more than a decade ago.
Former Colorado coroner charged with abusing corpses
Blair Miller and Tony Kovaleski, Denver7
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DENVER (KMGH) – The Lake County coroner, who submitted his resignation on April 30 in the midst of a law enforcement investigation, faces 14 new counts in Lake County, including abuse of a corpse, according to charges filed Tuesday by the Lake County District Attorney.
Shannon Kent, the 45-year-old coroner, faces four felony counts of abuse of a corpse; 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; and one count of unlawful acts related to a mortuary.
Lake County coroner resigns after multiple raids by law enforcement on his Leadville funeral home
The Lake County coroner, Shannon Kent, who is in the midst of a major legal conflict after multiple raids by law enforcement on his Leadville funeral home, submitted his resignation late Friday, Denver7 has learned.
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LEADVILLE, Colo. â The Lake County coroner, who is in the midst of a major legal conflict after multiple raids by law enforcement on his Leadville funeral home, submitted his resignation late Friday, Denver7 has learned.
The resignation letter was submitted just hours before Denver7 aired exclusive body camera video showing deputies uncovering decaying bodies in the basement of a funeral home. The coronerâs decision also comes days after Denver7 knocked on the door of his Leadville funeral home seeking answers to what law enforcement uncovered earlier this year.
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