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Medical examiner reports pending identifications and longstanding documentation challenges

Mohave County Board of Health · April 28, 2026
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Summary

John Haslett presented the Mohave County Medical Examiner annual report, highlighting pending and previously uncounted cases, identification of two traffic fatalities, and longstanding issues with physicians refusing to sign death certificates that contribute to case referrals and delays.

John Haslett, executive director of contracted services for the Mohave County Medical Examiner's office, presented the office's annual report and walked the board through pending cases and year'over'year comparisons.

Haslett said the office had eight pending 2025 cases on the provided pending list; one case that appeared on an earlier slide was later identified as a death that occurred in Coconino County and was released to that jurisdiction. He reported two…

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