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Judge to decide whether state health director will go to trial

FLINT, MI (MPRN)--   A Genesee County judge heard closing arguments Wednesday in a preliminary hearing related to the Flint water crisis. 

Michigan Health and Human Services Director Nick Lyon is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of two men. Prosecutors allege the deaths were connected to a Legionnaires' Disease outbreak linked to Flint’s water crisis.

But Defense Attorney John Bursch argues Lyon delegated the Legionella investigation to subordinates.

“A lot of things may have gone wrong, that happens sometimes, that doesn’t mean it was director Lyon’s fault,” he says.

Judge David Goggins will decide July 25th if there is enough evidence to send the case to trial.

Steve Carmody has been a reporter for Michigan Radio since 2005. Steve previously worked at public radio and television stations in Florida, Oklahoma and Kentucky, and also has extensive experience in commercial broadcasting. During his two and a half decades in broadcasting, Steve has won numerous awards, including accolades from the Associated Press and Radio and Television News Directors Association. Away from the broadcast booth, Steve is an avid reader and movie fanatic. Q&A