Judge lets perjury Flint water case go on against Snyder’s former chief of staff
Updated Mar 08, 2021;
Posted Mar 08, 2021
Attorneys and Genesee Circuit COurt Judge Elizabeth Kelly are shown during a court hearing Monday, March 8, on the perjury charge against Jarrod Agen, former chief of staff and communications director for former Gov. Rick Snyder.
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FLINT, MI The perjury case against former Gov. Rick Snyder’s chief of staff will continue despite protests from his attorney that the charge against him isn’t specific enough, that a one-man grand jury wasn’t authorized to indict him and that the indictment was made in the wrong county.
Flint mayor takes offense after former Gov. Snyder’s attorney says ‘neglecting a city is not a crime’
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Feb 22, 2021
Former Gov. Rick Snyder (left) and Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley are shown in Flint Journal file photos.
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FLINT, MI Flint Mayor Sheldon Neeley is taking issue with arguments made by attorneys for Rick Snyder as they prepare to return to court Tuesday, Feb. 23, for the former governor’s criminal case related to the Flint water crisis.
In a filing in Genesee District Court Monday, Feb. 22, Snyder attorney Brian P. Lennon argues that the charges against his client should be dismissed, in part because, “Neglecting a city is not a crime certainly not one with which Governor Snyder has been charged.”
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.
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.