US Marshals to Deliver Subpoena to Darnell Earley

Committee Chair Jason Chaffetz says he will subpoena Darnell Earley.

The Flint River in downtown Flint.

The Flint River in downtown Flint.

Former Flint Emergency Manager Darnell Earley failed to appear before Congress for a hearing on Flint’s lead contaminated drinking water Wednesday. Officials from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Michigan officials testified in front of a congressional committee in Washington.

Representative Jason Chaffetz chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. He says Earley’s invitation to appear as a witness before the committee was not optional.

“We’re calling on the US Marshals to hunt him down and give him that subpoena. Today we are issuing a new subpoena. He will appear and he will be here to do a deposition later this month,” Chaffetz says. 

Chafettz says Congress will also issue a subpoena for Susan Hedman, the former EPA manager for Region Five. He says she is also expected to appear before the committee later this month. 

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  • Bre'Anna Tinsley
    Bre'Anna Tinsley is a reporter for Detroit Public Radio, 101.9 WDET. She covers city government and housing, as well as co-hosting the "Detroit Evening Report" podcast.