Arrest warrant issued for Jacksonville funeral home director accused of mishandling human remains

State investigators are searching a Jacksonville funeral home looking for evidence of mishandled remains, and money.

The Department of Financial Services has an arrest warrant out for a Jacksonville funeral home director Elliot Maurice Graham who works at Marion Graham Mortuaries on the Northside.

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Two families who spoke off-camera said that they had bad experiences with the funeral home. One of them said it’s no surprise to see there’s an investigation underway.

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The second family said they were the ones who filed the complaint.

Action News Jax Law and Safety expert Dale Carson has decades of law enforcement experience and said this is an unusual crime, but it does happen.

“From an investigative perspective, people don’t like to assume that businesses are going to take advantage of them,” Carson said.

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