The Latest: Flint counsel says manslaughter charge possible [View all]
Source: Associated Press
The Latest: Flint counsel says manslaughter charge possible
Updated 11:31 am, Tuesday, February 9, 2016
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The latest on developments in the lead contamination of Flint's water (all times local):
12:20 p.m.
A special counsel appointed to investigate the lead contamination of Flint's water says the harshest criminal charge could include involuntary manslaughter.
Todd Flood suggested manslaughter as a possibility during a meeting with reporters Tuesday. He says government officials might face that charge if they were grossly negligent in breaching a duty.
Flood and others appointed by Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette remain in the early stages of their probe into the potential violation of civil or criminal laws. Flint's water is contaminated from lead pipes, and experts have suggested a link between the city's water switch and a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in which some people died.
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