Two people from Detroit, Jameel L. Murphy, 30
, and Raymonique M. Williams, 29 were charged Tuesday in connection with the incident, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
Spirit representatives said they had been trying to board Flight 646 to Atlanta on Sunday night without authorization.
The couple allegedly became irate and argued with a Spirit gate agent about an issue over gate fees for their carry-on baggage, the Prosecutor s Office said.
Murphy and Williams allegedly struck the gate agent in the face and back while trying to open the boarding gate, then allegedly hit another Spirit agent in the head when the employee tried to intervene.
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder's criminal defense team contends he can't be tried for willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis because he wasn't physically in Genesee County when the alleged crimes occurred.
Snyder's attorneys filed a motion Tuesday morning in Genesee County's 67th…
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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.
FLINT, MI Former Gov. Rick Snyder and eight other former officials in state and city government were charged with various crimes in connection with the Flint water crisis, but the charges don’t seem to spell justice for some city residents.
Attorney General Dana Nessel with Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Thursday, Jan. 14 announced criminal charges against Snyder and his former senior advisor Richard Baird, former Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon, former Chief Medical Officer Dr. Eden Wells, two former Flint emergency financial managers, Darnell Earley and Gerald Ambrose, former Snyder Chief of Staff and Communications Director Jarrod Agen and Nancy Peeler, Director of the MDHHS Program for Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting.
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.