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

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.

Within hours of the suspicious death of a Peters Township baby in Pittsburgh in 2022, the Washington County district attorney pressured his county’s coroner to assume jurisdiction of the case and ensure it was declared a homicide as part of a strategy to aid his election campaign,

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.

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.

The Washington County coroner alleges the county's district attorney pressured him to file a false death certificate in a case for political gain.