PUEBLO COUNTY — Pueblo County Coroner Brian Cotter is currently under investigation for improperly storing bodies inside his private business, a mortuary.

News5Investigates found funeral home employees are not barred from running or holding the Coroner’s office, but there are few currently holding the position in the state.

He co-owns Davis Mortuary with his brother, and reports from state investigators showed the coroner admitted that some remains had been in the building for 15 years. The coroner also admitted to giving families fake cremains.

In Colorado’s 64 counties, News5Investigates found eight, including Pueblo County, that have a coroner who also runs or works for a funeral home in the local area.

While Colorado law does not ban funeral home industry workers from holding the o

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