Judge Denies Snyder Bid to Quash Flint Criminal Charges (2)

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder will face a criminal trial in the same community where his decisions allegedly contributed to the lead exposure of roughly 100,000 Flint residents, a state court judge ruled Thursday.

Judge William Crawford issued a ruling denying Snyder’s motion to dismiss the two misdemeanor criminal charges against him and efforts to get the case moved from Genesee County—where Flint is located— to Lansing, where the governor’s office is based.

Snyder (R) faces two counts of misdemeanor willful neglect of duty for his alleged role in the state-and-local officials’ decision to switch the city’s water source to ...