Attorney for embattled Yakima coroner speaks on resignation

Attorney for embattled Yakima coroner speaks on resignation

YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. – The attorney for embattled Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice has clarified that a resignation agreement approved by the county commission still needs to be signed.

Embattled coroner will get about $64K and a cadaver dog to resign

Jim Curtice is facing criminal charges for allegedly taking drugs from corpses. In exchange for resigning, he'll get about $64,000 and the county's cadaver dog.

Daniel Beekman: Yakima County will pay embattled coroner to resign

Yakima County will pay embattled Coroner Jim Curtice an extra six months salary in exchange for Curtice’s resignation, officials decided Tuesday.Curtice may sign the agreement as soon as Wednesday, according to his attorney, Bill Pickett, who described it as “good for all parties.”Curtice has been on paid leave since September, when police accused him of taking illicit drugs from dead bodies in the course of his work, snorting the drugs in his o…

Yakima Co. Coroner Resignation

Yakima County Commissioners unanimously accept the resignation of Coroner Jim Curtice following a settlement in the best interests of the county and the public.