Five city and state officials of Flint, Mich., have received felony charges of involuntary manslaughter for their roles in the Flint water crisis.
Nick Lyon, Michigan’s Department of Health and Human Services director; Stephen Busch, a Michigan Department of Environmental Quality water supervisor; Howard Croft, former director of Flint’s Department of Public Works; Darnell Earley, Flint’s former emergency manager; and Liane Shekter-Smith, former chief of Michigan’s Office of Drinking Water, all face involuntary manslaughter.
In addition, Lyon, Busch and Shekter-Smith face misconduct in office — another felony charge. Earley and Croft both face charges of false pretenses as well, also a felony.
