From the Craig Daily Press: A judge has ordered Routt County Coroner Rob Ryg to release the autopsy report for the 3-year-old boy who police believe died here after being neglected by his mother.
The coroner’s office sought to keep the boy’s autopsy report from the public for at least two to three more weeks because the Routt County District Attorney’s Office argued its release could harm the public interest in a fair trial here for Meghan McKeon, the boy’s mother, and heighten public condemnation of her.
The District Attorney’s office and investigators with the Steamboat Springs Police Department also contended the document’s release could compromise the testimony of witnesses in the case.
In his ruling Wednesday afternoon, 14th Judicial District Chief Judge Michael O’Hara said Ryg did not provide any evidence that the release of Austin Davis’ autopsy report would cause substantial injury to the public interest.
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