Brian Lennon

Brian Lennon, an attorney representing Snyder, told CBS News, "we believe there is no evidence to support any criminal charges against Governor Snyder."

FLINT, Mich. — Michigan's former health director was charged Thursday with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires' disease during the Flint water crisis. Nick Lyon pleaded not guilty during an appearance in a Genesee County court. He worked for then-Gov. Rick Snyder, who is facing

Brian Lennon, an attorney representing Snyder, told CBS News, "we believe there is no evidence to support any criminal charges against Governor Snyder."

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires' disease.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged with willful neglect of duty. The Flint water crisis was one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, in which toxic metal spoiled a distribution system used by nearly 100,000 residents.

Charges stem from "the largest criminal investigation in the history of the state of Michigan," the attorney general says.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, eight other former state officials charged in Flint water crisis

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged in the Flint Legionnaires' disease outbreak, which killed 12 people.

Children in the city were exposed to dangerous levels of lead in the water, causing long-term health problems.

Children in the city were exposed to dangerous levels of lead in the water, causing long-term health problems.

The public health catastrophe poisoned the city's water supply.

Members of Rick Snyder's administration charged with manslaughter after contaminated water led to deadly disaster

Rick Snyder, the former governor, was leading the state when the city's water became tainted in 2014.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday will be arraigned on two charges related to the Flint water contamination crisis several years ago.

Two years after leaving office, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is facing charges of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis as prosecutors revisit how the city's water system was contaminated with lead during one of worst manmade environmental disasters in U.S. history.

He stands accused in relation to one of the nation's worst man-made environmental disasters.

LANSING, Mich. — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was charged Wednesday with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The charges, revealed in an online court record, are misdemeanors punishable by up to a

Former state health director Nick Lyon and former state medical executive Eden Wells were each charged with involuntary manslaughter.

Twelve people died and more than 80 were sickened during the Flint water crisis, and now authorities are holding two Michigan officials responsible.

Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) on Wednesday was charged with two counts of willful neglect of duty in connection with the Flint water crisis.The...