FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A judge has rejected a request to dismiss misdemeanor charges against a former Michigan governor in the Flint water scandal.
Lawyers for Rick Snyder said he worked in Ingham County, not Genesee County, so the indictment was returned in the wrong place. But Judge William Crawford II says prosecutors have flexibility about where to pursue a case. Snyder's attorneys plan to appeal.
OTHER ARGUMENTS BY SNYDER'S LEGAL TEAM:
Attorney says no Flint residents should be jurors
Judge: More time needed to consider motions
4 month delay called unacceptable by lawyers
The former Republican governor is charged with willful neglect of duty in Flint. The city used the Flint River for drinking water without properly treating it to reduce corrosion. Lead in old pipes contaminated the system.
WHERE IT STARTED: Governor Snyder, 8 others arraigned on charged connected to Flint Water Crisis
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
