Judge Elizabeth Kelly to preside over the most serious Flint water cases
Updated Jan 18, 2021;
Posted Jan 18, 2021
Genesee County Circuit Judge Elizabeth A. Kelly delivers one of four sentences for four men on Monday, May 6, 2019 at Genesee County Circuit Court in downtown Flint, in connection with the July 2017 shooting death of Ballard in his Flint home in the College Cultural neighborhood. (Jake May | MLive.com) Jake May | MLive.com
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FLINT, MI Genesee Circuit Court Judge Elizabeth A. Kelly is assigned to preside over seven felony prosecutions related to the Flint water crisis.
Chief Circuit Judge Duncan Beagle made the assignment, which was entered into court records Thursday, Jan. 14, the same day nine indictments were announced and seven defendants facing felonies were arraigned before Kelly.
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Originally published on January 15, 2021 5:28 am
The Michigan Attorney General s Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state s former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis.
Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.
The drinking water debacle is linked to at least 12 deaths and at least 80 people sickened with Legionnaires disease after untreated water from the Flint River caused lead to leach from old pipes, poisoning the majority Black city s water system.
Ex-Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder And 8 Others Criminally Charged In Flint Water Crisis
By Brakkton Booker
January 14, 2021
The Michigan Attorney General’s Office Thursday announced criminal charges for eight former state officials, including the state’s former Gov. Rick Snyder, along with one current official, for their alleged roles in the Flint water crisis.
Together the group face 42 counts related to the drinking water catastrophe roughly seven years ago. The crimes range from perjury to misconduct in office to involuntary manslaughter.
The drinking water debacle is linked to at least 12 deaths and at least 80 people sickened with Legionnaires’ disease after untreated water from the Flint River caused lead to leach from old pipes, poisoning the majority Black city’s water system.
By JOE GUILLEN, CHRISTINE MACDONALD AND JENNIFER DIXON | Detroit Free Press | Published: January 14, 2021 DETROIT (Tribune News Service) Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appeared in a Flint court Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty to two charges of willful neglect of duty as state prosecutors revealed indictments against nine defendants as a result of the Flint water crisis. Despite the lower-level charges compared with other defendants, the case against Snyder marked a significant moment in the state s political history. Snyder is the first Michigan governor or former governor to be charged with a crime for alleged conduct while in office. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel praised the high-profile prosecutions led by her office s Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud as well as Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. Nessel had said earlier that she had walled herself off from the criminal cases, turning her focus instead to ongoing civil cases related to the contamination of
Flint water crisis prosecutors are holding back many of the details connected to new criminal charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight others but appear to have laser focused on the connection between Flint water and outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease in the area in making the charges.