A search committee looking for a permanent medical examiner for Bay County was recently given an extension past its Sept. 30, deadline to fill the position.
The committee now has until Dec. 28, to find a replacement for embattled Dist. 14 medical examiner Dr. Charles Siebert, who is currently working there as medical examiner on a temporary basis, said Joe Grammer, spokesman for State Attorney Steve Meadows, who chairs the search committee.
So far, Siebert is the only applicant for the permanent position.
"They're have been other physicians who have asked questions, but that's all we got," Grammer said.
Siebert was fired by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission after a probable-cause panel report found that he violated state law. The report said Siebert didn't do all he claimed he'd done in his autopsy of Martin Lee Anderson. The Panama City teen died a day after he was manhandled by drill instructors at a Bay County juvenile boot camp, an incident captured on surveillance video.
Siebert has denied all allegations and is waiting to defend himself in an appeal hearing.
Though his term ended June 30, Meadows hired him on an interim basis until a permanent replacement is found.