Attorneys representing Jordan Clarke of Peters Township filed a motion in Washington County court and are asking that his capital homicide case be dismissed. They claim that the prosecution has been “contaminated” by a bogus death certificate filed by the Washington County Coroner, allegedly, at the behest of the District Attorney. According to the Observer-Reporter, the 271 page extraordinary relief filing offers several options for the case ranging from dismissal to holding a new preliminary hearing to possibly subpoenaing District Attorney Jason Walsh to testify if the case goes to trial. Clarke is accused of shaking his 11 week old son in their Peters Township home in May of 2022, causing fatal injuries. The infant died in a Pittsburgh hospital. The filing makes claims of prosecutorial misconduct by Walsh with him misleading a judge to believe the child died in Washington County. No hearing date has been set for the motion. Clarke is also involved in a case brought by the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation asking for a “kings bench” ruling from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to restrict Walsh’s ability to seek the death penalty.