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The Summit County Shooting Range has been closed since Friday, June 25, as officials roped off the area in an effort to mitigate wildfire risks while moving into Stage 2 fire restrictions. But a couple dozen community members and officials made their way past the caution tape Monday, June 28, to air their grievances and get more information about efforts by the county to reduce noise-related problems for nearby residents.
Despite a somewhat contentious atmosphere looming over the crowd, marked by occasional raised voices and interruptions, the sentiment by the end of the meeting appeared to be a consensus around what steps need to be taken to address the problem at least at first.
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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.
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Shannon Kent, Lake County’s elected coroner who is facing felony charges of perjury and tampering with a deceased human body, and the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation, submitted a resignation letter to the county last Friday.
At a Lake County Board of County Commissioners meeting Monday afternoon, Commissioner Kayla Marcella said Kent submitted his resignation effective as of Aug. 1, or when an incumbent is seated in the position.
“At this time, the (board of county commissioners) would like to formally recognize the resignation and invite anyone that feels they can fill that vacancy to submit a letter of interest,” Marcella said.
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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