Tree Trimmer Faces 10-Year Manslaughter Charge After Hydraulic Grapple Kills 26-Year-Old Coworker
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Updated · KSTP · Aug 21
Tree Trimmer Faces 10-Year Manslaughter Charge After Hydraulic Grapple Kills 26-Year-Old Coworker
3 articles · Updated · KSTP · Aug 21
Summary
Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was charged with manslaughter after police say he crushed coworker Tyler Anthony Lynch’s head while operating a tree-trimming truck boom in Apple Valley.
Court documents say Crimmins told police he and Lynch were “f—ing around” with shadows in the street, moving the hydraulic grapple to mimic grabbing Lynch before actually closing it next to him.
Emergency crews were called around 7:10 p.m. Thursday near Pilot Knob Road and 132nd Street by Farquar Lake, where officers found 26-year-old Lynch already dead.
Crimmins said he was the only crew member licensed to operate the boom; he made his first court appearance Friday, with his next hearing set for Sept. 10.
The charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine.