Snyder attorney says he was charged in wrong county, will ask for Flint water charges to be dismissed Updated Jan 19, 2021; Posted Jan 19, 2021 Former Gov. Rick Snyder stays silent as barrage of media asks questions after his video arraignment on charges related to the Flint water crisis on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021 outside the Genesee County Jail in downtown Flint. (Cody Scanlan | MLive.com) Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- Attorneys for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder say they will ask for Flint water criminal charges against him be dismissed because he was charged in the wrong county. Snyder was charged last week with two misdemeanor counts of willful neglect of duty related to the water crisis after indictment by a one-man grand jury.