Michigan’s chief medical executive will stand trial for involuntary manslaughter related to the Flint water crises.
Prosecutors say Dr. Eden Wells failed to warn the public about a surge in Legionnaires’ cases that claimed the lives of at least 12 people during a 17 month period in which the city used water from
the Flint River.
She was charged specifically in one of those deaths.
The charges against her were argued in an 18-day preliminary exam that took more than 10 months to complete.
The judge said he “found it hard to believe” that Wells could not have known about the outbreak that was prompted by the lead contamination.
State Health Director Nick Lyon was bound over for trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in August.
Wells is also charged with lying to police and obstruction.
Both Wells and Lyon are also charged with misconduct.
