I m appalled. Flint activist says charges against ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder do not go far enough
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and last updated 2021-01-14 13:48:44-05
(WXYZ) â Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder is facing two counts of willful neglect of duty following an investigation into the Flint water crisis.
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Snyder is the first Michigan governor charged with a crime in office in the state s history.
Back in 2014, Snyder and his team ordered Flint to switch off Detroit water to the Flint River to save money. Residents water supply became more corrosive and caused lead poisoning and later, an outbreak of legionnaires disease, killing several people.
Romelo Jones Jr. and Belinda Hart died in the 600 block of Pulaski Street in Flint.
âIâm just thinking about all the peaceful times I had with him. The long nights, up until 6 a.m. I changed his first diaper,â said Romelo Jones, the babyâs father.
Hart was an autoworker.
âIâm angry to tears because she was so loved. We stood on the strike line this summer together,â said Claudia Perkins-Milton, the babyâs great-grandmother.
Police said Romelo and Hart were not the intended targets of the drive-by shooting.
âThis is our son right here. And they took him away from us and itâs hard. He didnât have anything to do with this,â Jones said.