OWYHEE COUNTY, Idaho — Update: On Jan. 24, 2022, Owyhee County Coroner Aaron Tines pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge against him. He was sentenced on March 29, 2022, to unsupervised probation. Conditions listed in the online court record include completing all coroner-related training and continuing education, timely reporting of all deaths in Owyhee County, providing a monthly report to the Idaho Attorney General's Office, notifying the court of any change of address and obeying all laws.
Original story follows below:
The elected coroner for Owyhee County is facing a misdemeanor charge after prosecutors say he waited too long to file a death certificate last year.
Aaron Tines is charged with misdemeanor neglecting or refusing to perform duties.
Under Idaho law, a death certificate must be completed within five days. According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, Tines missed that deadline by several months after an Owyhee County man, identified as Dennis Gilbert Dunn, died in January 2021.
Dunn's death certificate was not filed until June 9, 2021, according to the complaint.
The Idaho Attorney General's Office is handling the case to prevent any conflict of interest. The case was filed and a summons issued for Tines on Jan. 14.
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