Washington County Coroner Claims DA Coerced Him Into Filing Fraudulent Death Certificate

Washington County coroner claims coercion by DA in filing fraudulent death certificate

The Washington County coroner is accusing District Attorney Jason Walsh of coercing him into filing a fraudulent death certificate for a Peters Township infant – who died under suspicious circumstances – for political purposes ahead of the 2023 election. Shortly after the death of 11-week-old Sawyer Clarke on May 24, 2022, the district attorney’s office […]

Washington County coroner claims DA coerced him into filing fraudulent death certificate

The Washington County coroner and district attorney are at odds regarding a case where a man is accused of killing his infant son.

Coroner accuses Washington County DA of demanding fraudulent death certificate

A gavel in a courtroom. (Getty Images)A western Pennsylvania prosecutor facing scrutiny over his prolific pursuit of the death penalty in cases is accused of compelling a county coroner to help bolster his political image by filing a fraudulent death certificate. Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco said in an affidavit filed Tuesday in state Supreme Court that District Attorney Jason Walsh was dissatisfied after the Allegheny County Medical …

Coroner claims Washington County DA coerced him to file baby's death as homicide

Washington County Coroner Timothy Warco is claiming he was coerced by District Attorney Jason Walsh to file a baby's death as homicide, according to newly filed documents.

Defendants Petition the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Alleging Washington County District Attorney Abused His Discretion in Death Penalty Cases | Death Penalty Information Center

On July 22, 2025, attor­neys with the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation filed a peti­tion on behalf of two crim­i­nal defen­dants — Jordan Clarke and Joshua George — alleg­ing Washington County District Attorney Jason Walsh has demon­strat­ed a pat­tern of improp­er­ly threat­en­ing or seek­ing death sen­tences in vio­la­tion of the United States Constitution and the Pennsylvania Constitution. The attor­neys are ask­ing the Pennsylvania…

Washington County DA denies claim that he pressured coroner to file fraudulent death certificate - Finnoexpert

A Washington County father accused of murdering his newborn son is now at the center of an escalating political and legal showdown — and the case could end up before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Coroner Tim Warco now claims he falsified the baby’s death certificate — and says District Attorney Jason Walsh pressured him to do it to help win an election. PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>>> Washington County DA seeking death penalty against man accused of ki…