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Tree Trimmer Charged in Coworker’s Death After Equipment Horseplay
Christopher Boone Crimmins is charged with second-degree manslaughter after a hydraulic grapple killed Tyler Lynch, with bail set at $40,000.
- Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, was charged Friday in Dakota County District Court with second-degree manslaughter after allegedly crushing co-worker Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, with a hydraulic grapple in Apple Valley on Thursday.
- The fatal incident began while the men were "f------ around" with the equipment; Crimmins allegedly maneuvered the grapple to align its shadow with Lynch's, unaware the physical machine was closing on his co-worker's head.
- Around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Apple Valley Police Department officers arrived at the job site to find Lynch on the ground "with a large amount of blood around his body and a significant injury to his head."
- Judge Adam Johnson set bail at $40,000 unconditional or $20,000 with conditions. Crimmins faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted and is scheduled to appear in Hastings on Sept. 10.
- Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena expressed condolences to Lynch's family and friends, while crediting the Apple Valley Police Department for its investigation. The 26-year-old Royalton man was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Tree-trimmer charged with killing co-worker by crushing head with hydraulic grapple while ‘f—king around’ on job
Tyler Anthony Lynch, 26, was found by officers lying on the ground with a large amount of blood pooled around his body and "a significant injury" to his head.
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