Official Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter For Flint Water Crisis
Some measure of justice is being delivered in the years long Flint water crisis.
The leader of the Michigan health department Nick Lyon has been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Lyon is highest-ranking official to be charged in the Flint water crisis.
The official is accused of failing to alert the public about an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Flint. The outbreak was linked to poor water quality in 2014 and 2015.
Lyon’s failure to act resulted in the death of at least one person, 85-year-old Robert Skidmore, according to testimony.
Another official, the state’s chief medical officer Dr. Eden Wells, was charged with obstruction of justice for lying to a police officer.
You can read the full report by the Associated Press here.
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