WASHINGTON COUNTY, Pa. —
The Washington County coroner is accused of withholding multiple autopsy reports from the county's District Attorney's Office, according to a release from Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday.
State Police, Canonsburg Police and Washington City Police executed five search warrants on the office Wednesday. Advertisement
“Law enforcement will do whatever is necessary under the law to fulfill their obligation of investigating crimes, especially homicides, to provide justice for victims and also to provide these documents to the defense,” District Attorney Jason Walsh said.
Walsh said his office had requested records in five cases, dating back to the spring, multiple times.
Court documents show the coroner’s office requested $700 per autopsy report. State polic

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