Medical examiners in Los Angeles are investigating the possible poisoning death of one of their own officials who may have worked on the case of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative firebrand who died March 1, the same day Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced probable cause for forgery in President Obamaâs birth certificate. Michael Cormier, a respected forensic technician for the Los Angeles County Coroner died under suspicious circumstances at his North Hollywood home April 20, the same day Breitbartâs cause of death was finally made public. âThere are mysterious circumstances surrounding his death,â said Elizabeth Espinosa, a news reporter for KTLA-TV. âWeâre told detectives are looking into the possibility that he was poisoned by arsenic.â Cormier, 61, had been rushed to Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after complaining of pain and vomiting. âHe was transported there early in the morning, and passed away late at night,â Ed Winter, assistant chief of operations and Cormierâs colleague at the Los Angeles County Department of Coroner, told KTLA. âIt affects everybody when you lose a co-worker, but weâll proceed and do our job and try to figure out why Michael died.â The hospital then notified Los Angeles Police about Cormierâs death. âAt this point we havenât ruled out foul play,â police Lt. Alan Hamilton told the Los Angeles Times. âIt is one of the things being considered. We are waiting for the coronerâs results.â Toxicology results are not expected for five to six weeks. Sources told the Times several hazardous materials experts and officers searched Cormierâs home in search of what may have caused his sudden demise. âThe sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that finding the presence of poison does not necessarily mean the death was a homicide, because the substance could have accidentally entered his system,â the Times reported.