Criminal Charges For Three People Due To The Flint Water Crisis, More Charges Coming

Michigan's Attorney General Bill Schuette will announced criminal charges for three people associated with the Flint Water Crisis Wednesday

The announcement was a stern reminder that there will be consequences over the poisoning of an entire city. According to WNEM the charges were filed against the following.

• Michael Prysby, a former district engineer with the state Department of Environmental Quality.
• Stephen Busch, a supervisor in the department's drinking water office

They were charged with misconduct, conspiracy, tampering with test results and misdemeanor violations of clean-water law. The felonies carry maximum penalties of four to five years in prison.

Flint utilities administrator Michael Glasgow, who oversaw day-to-day operations at the city's water plant at the time, also was charged Wednesday with tampering with evidence for allegedly falsifying test results and with willful neglect of duty.

Busch and Prysby pleaded not guilty and were released on bail. Both were suspended without pay. Their attorneys did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Glasgow was also placed on leave and awaited a court appearance. A telephone number for him could not be found, and it wasn't known whether he had a lawyer.

Shuette made it very clear that more charges would be announced in the near future.