A tree-trimming employee, Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after an incident in which his coworker, Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, was killed. The incident occurred on Thursday in Apple Valley, Minnesota, when Crimmins was operating a hydraulic grapple on a truck while Lynch was on the ground. According to a criminal complaint filed by Dakota County, the two were reportedly engaging in horseplay when Crimmins maneuvered the grapple towards Lynch, inadvertently crushing his head. Police found Lynch with significant head trauma and he was pronounced dead at the scene. A witness confirmed that the grapple appeared to hit Lynch's head. Crimmins has been charged with one felony count of second-degree manslaughter, facing a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine if convicted. He is currently held at the Dakota County Jail with bail set at $40,000 without conditions or $20,000 with conditions.
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Tree Trimmer Charged with Manslaughter Following Fatal Incident
Christopher Boone Crimmins has been charged with second-degree manslaughter following the death of his coworker, Tyler Anthony Lynch, in a workplace incident in Apple Valley, Minnesota. Crimmins allegedly crushed Lynch's head with a hydraulic grapple while they were engaged in horseplay. If convicted, Crimmins faces a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.
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