Flint activist believes charges against Snyder are ‘slap in the face’ FLINT, MI (WNEM) — The Flint water crisis prosecution team formally announcing charges against nine people including former Governor Rick Snyder on Jan.14. In total, there are 42 counts related to the water crisis with some defendants facing the possibility of more than a decade behind bars. Flint activist Claudia Perkins-Milton felt Snyder being charged with two counts of willful neglect is not enough. “I think it’s a slap in all of our faces, it’s a slap in the face,” Perkins-Milton said. Both charges account for a year in jail or a $1,000 fine.