Charges filed Wednesday by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette bring to fifteen the number of people charged in his criminal investigation of the Flint, Michigan drinking water crisis.
Charged Wednesday were:
Nick Lyon, 49, of MarshallThe director of Michigan's Department of Health and Human Services. Lyon is charged with involuntary manslaughter, a fifteen-year felony, and misconduct in office, a five-year felony.
Dr. Eden Wells, 54, of Ann Arbor
The state's chief medical executive, Wells is charged with obstruction of justice, a five-year felony, and lying to a police officer, a two-year misdemeanor.
Darnell Earley, 65, of Lansing, former Emergency Manager for Flint. Earley was Flint emergency manager from September of 2013 to January of 2015. He is charged with false pretenses and conspiracy, both twenty-year felonies, plus misconduct in office and willful neglect of duty. On Wednesday, Schuette announced he will also be adding an involuntary manslaughter charge against Earley.Gerald Ambrose, 67, of Mason was Flint emergency manager from January to April of 2015. He is charged with false pretenses, conspiracy, misconduct in office and willful neglect of duty.
Howard Croft, 51, of Grand Blanc, Michigan. The former City of Flint public works superintendent. Croft is charged with conspiracy and false pretenses. Croft will face additional charges of involuntary manslaughter. Daugherty Johnson, 48, of Flushing. The former Flint utilities administrator. Johnson is charged with conspiracy and false pretenses.
Charged in July were:
Liane Shekter-Smith, 57, of Marshall. The fired head of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality's drinking water unit. Shekter-Smith is charged with misconduct in office, a five-year felony, and willful neglect of duty, a misdemeanor. Schuette announced Wednesday that he will be adding a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Shekter-Smith.
Adam Rosenthal. The DEQ water quality analyst is charged with three felonies: misconduct in office; tampering with evidence and conspiracy to tamper with evidence; and one misdemeanor, willful neglect of duty.
Nancy Peeler, 54, of Midland
The director of the DHHS program for maternal, infant and early childhood home visiting. Peeler is charged with misconduct in office, conspiracy and willful neglect of duty.
Robert Scott, 58, of Haslett
The data manager for the DHHS Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is charged with misconduct in office, conspiracy and willful neglect of duty.
Corinne Miller, 65, of DeWitt
The former director of the Bureau of Epidemiology and state epidemiologist was charged with misconduct in office, conspiracy and willful neglect of duty. In September, Miller pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor on the understanding felony charges would be dropped and agreed to cooperate with the investigation.
Corinne Miller, right, appeared in 67th District CourtBuy Photo
Corinne Miller, right, appeared in 67th District Court in Flint today with her attorney, Kristen Guinn. She was charged in connection with the Flint water crisis and pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor count of willful neglect of duty by a public officer today. (Photo: Elisha Anderson, Detroit Free Press)
Charged in April 2016 were:
Mike Glasgow, 41, of Flint
The city's laboratory and water quality supervisor was charged with two counts of tampering with evidence and one count of willful neglect of office. In May of 2016, Glasgow pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor and agreed to cooperate, with the understanding felony charges would be dropped.
Mike Glasgow utilities administrator for city of FlintBuy Photo
(Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press)
Mike Prysby, 54, of Bath
The DEQ drinking water official is charged with two counts of misconduct in office and one count each of conspiracy to tamper with evidence, tampering with evidence, engaging in a treatment violation that violates the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act and engaging in a monitoring violation that violates the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act.
Mike Prysby, a Michigan Department of EnvironmentalBuy Photo
(Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press)
Stephen Busch, 41, of DeWitt
The Lansing district coordinator for the DEQ’s Office of Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance is charged with misconduct in office, conspiracy to tamper with evidence, tampering with evidence, engaging in a treatment violation that violates the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act and engaging in a monitoring violation that violates the Michigan Safe Drinking Water Act.
Stephen Busch, right, and Mike Prysby speak to FlintBuy Photo
(Photo: Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press)
Schuette announced Wednesday that he plans to add a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Busch.
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