'Only the Beginning': Three Face Criminal Charges in Flint Water Crisis

According to MLive, the individuals charged are Flint employee Michael Glasgow and Michigan Department of Environmental Quality employees Steven Busch and Michael Prysby.

MLive reports:

“These charges are the only beginning and there will be more to come. That I can guarantee you,” said Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. “So many things went so terribly wrong, and tragically wrong, in Flint.”

The news was welcomed by local activists, who cautioned that the people of Flint are still being impacted.

“It’s about time that an ounce of accountability was brought to this situation, but the policies that led to this crisis continue to exist,” said Nayyirah Shariff, an organizer with Flint Rising. “The people of Flint to this day struggle for basic water needs while state officials do little to remedy the situation. Rick Snyder’s unelected emergency managers who were only interested in cutting costs took our voices away from us while we were forced to drink poisonous water. Where is the accountability for that?”

“We continue to pay sky-high water bills and lack basic access to water that we can trust,” Shariff said. “Gov. Snyder’s response to this crisis has been anemic. We need our pipes replaced, full water bill reimbursement until the water is deemed safe across the entire city, and we need health and education services for every resident.”

Criminal charges are expected to be filed Wednesday in the Flint water crisis, the Detroit Free Press reports.