Pete Orput was the county attorney for Washington. He died on Sunday April 3,2022 at his home. He was 66 years old.
Pete had been a county attorney since 2010.
Before becoming a lawyer and attorney later, Pete was a history teacher in a high school. He had also served in Vietnam as a U.S. marine.
He served a prosecutor at the Hennepin county attorney’s office. H was also the general counsel to the Minnesota department of correction.
In the Mille Lacs, Washington and Dakota counties, he was an assistant attorney.
In 2018, Pete was diagnosed of parkinson’s disease. This made him not run for re-election.
Pete was always fighting against human trafficking in Minnesota.
He was married to Tami with three children.
Attorney Pete Orput obituary: How did Pete Orput die?
It is possible the Washington attorney died of the parkinson’s disease. He died at his home in Stillwater.
His office released an official statement to announce his death.
Many of U.S. public officials took to their social media to speak well of the Washington’s attorney.
