Minnesota Charges Tree Trimmer, 34, in Coworker’s Grapple Death as Shadow Horseplay Turns Fatal
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Minnesota Charges Tree Trimmer, 34, in Coworker’s Grapple Death as Shadow Horseplay Turns Fatal
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 24
Summary
Dakota County charged Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, with second-degree manslaughter after a hydraulic grapple crushed coworker Tyler Anthony Lynch’s head during a tree-trimming job in Apple Valley.
Authorities said Crimmins and Lynch, 26, were "f—ing around" with shadows cast by the boom and grapple when Crimmins focused on the street instead of the machinery and closed the grapple on Lynch.
A witness said the grapple appeared to hit or pinch Lynch’s head, and officers found blood on the grapple above him; Lynch was pronounced dead at the scene.
The felony charge carries up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine, and Crimmins was being held on $40,000 bail without conditions or $20,000 with conditions.