POCATELLO — The former owner of Downard Funeral Home, who’s facing a trial after allegedly mistreating dead bodies, falsifying records and sending fake remains of deceased people to their families, has lost his legal counsel due to debts and unpaid fees.

Lance Peck, is facing reinstated charges, which include 22 felony charges and 63 misdemeanors, after District Judge Javier Gabiola rejected the plea agreement in October. Now he’s hit the first road bump as he prepares for trial, as his attorney has withdrawn. The lawyer cited failed payments and Peck accumulating nearly $40,000 of debt.

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Some of the felony charges Peck is facing include tax evasion, perjury and grand theft by

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