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Minnesota Tree Trimmer Charged With Manslaughter in Coworker's Death
Just the facts
Law enforcement officers in Apple Valley, Minnesota, arrested Christopher Boone Crimmins in connection with the death of 26-year-old Tyler Anthony Lynch. A criminal complaint filed by Dakota County prosecutors alleged that Crimmins was operating a hydraulic grapple boom on a truck while Lynch was clearing branches on the ground. According to investigators, Crimmins maneuvered the grapple arm to interact with shadows cast on the street, inadvertently crushing Lynch's head with the heavy machinery. Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene, and Crimmins was detained at the Dakota County Jail on a felony manslaughter charge with bail set at $40,000.
Why this is news
Prosecutors in Dakota County, Minnesota, charged 34-year-old Christopher Boone Crimmins with second-degree manslaughter following the death of his coworker during a tree-trimming operation.
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