Flint Official Charged With Manslaughter As Lead Crisis Continues
June 16, 2017
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as posted by the channelNick Lyon has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. John Iadarola and Ben Mankiewicz, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"The director of Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services, Nick Lyon, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and misconduct in office over the Flint water crisis. Both are felonies in Michigan.
The state's chief medical executive, Dr. Eden Wells, will be charged with obstruction of justice. Four other officials, including the former Flint emergency manager and former director of public works, were also charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Lyon and Wells are the highest-ranking state officials to be charged in the crisis. The charges stem from an investigation led by Michigan's attorney general.
"Mr. Lyon failed in his responsibilities to protect the health and safety of the citizens of Flint," Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette said at a press conference Wednesday.”*
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