Criminal charges refiled against Missouri duck boat employees involved in fatal 2018 capsizing
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By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Missouri’s attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, court documents show.
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Attorneys for the three defendants have argued that the men were not aware of the severity of the storm and did not intentionally put their passengers in danger.
Two days after a Missouri judge dismissed criminal cases against three managers of a Missouri duck boat tour company stemming from an accident that killed 17 customers, the state AG refiled charges.
By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Missouri’s attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, court documents show.
By Rebekah Riess and Ray Sanchez, CNN Missouri's attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved
The criminal complaint accuses the captain and two employees of neglecting passenger safety in the 2018 accident. Earlier, a county judge said a local prosecutor did not have enough evidence.
Prosecutors said the tourist boat went into the lake in 2018 despite warnings of storms in the area. The boat sank after it was swamped by waves caused by the winds.
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