A judge has formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal.

A judge on Monday formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal and ordered that police records and his booking photo be destroyed.

The dismissal was expected, weeks after the Michigan Supreme Court turned down a last-gasp appeal from state prosecutors and ended criminal cases against him and many others.

Snyder, a Republican who left office in 2019, was charged with willful neglect of duty. He was the first person in state history to be charged for alleged crimes related to service as governor.

The dismissal order, signed by Judge William Crawford, tells authorities to destroy records related to Snyder’s initial processing by police in 2021, including fingerprints and booking photo. Assistant Attorney General Chris Kessel also signed the court filing.

  • themeatbridge
    49•11 months ago

    Charges were dismissed on a technicality, because the Michigan State supreme court found that the grand jury was insufficient. This fucker is going to dance around with his arms up like he knocked out the champ,when in reality his opponent just fucked up the paperwork before the bout began.

  • @n3m37h
    25•11 months ago

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  • @[email protected]
    16•11 months ago

    “Then the people of Flint can quickly decide for themselves who lied to them and who is telling them the truth,” defense attorney Brian Lennon said Monday.

    The people already know Snyder is at least partially to blame.

    Hiding the facts isn’t going to make him look any better.