Chip Chamberlain, an attorney representing Lyon, said any charges filed against his client would be “an absolute travesty of justice.”
“The original charges filed in June 2017 were politically motivated and meritless, and after two years of baseless claims and personal attacks they were dismissed,” Chamberlain said. “Moreover, in protracted federal litigation, the Attorney General successfully argued that Mr. Lyon was not responsible.”
Jamie White, who represents Flint’s former Department of Public Works director Howard Croft, confirmed to CBS News that they have been told to expect charges, but have not been given any information on what charges may be coming.
Representatives for Rich Baird, a former aid to Snyder, also confirmed they were told to expect charges.
“At this time, we have not been made aware of what the charges are, or how they are related to his position with former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s administration,” attorney Randall Levine said in a statement.
The news comes years after multiple probes were launched into the government’s role in the crisis. Thousands of lawsuits were filed against the city and state after a local medical center found that most children in the city had over 50% more lead in their systems than their peers, a devastating figure that could be traced directly to the Flint water source.