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A Flint water researcher might have thrown a monkey wrench¹ into prosecutors³' case against Nick Lyon, director of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Lyon is being prosecuted⁴ by the state on charges of involuntary manslaughter and misconduct. Another agency official is charged with obstruction⁵ of justice.

The wrench: a complaint lodged⁶ by Virginia Tech professor Marc Edwards, the researcher who first came forward with evidence that Flint had elevated levels of lead in its drinking water.

Edwards is challenging the veracity⁷ of the research of another Flint water researcher, Shawn McElmurry, who is a key witness in the prosecution’s case against Lyon.

Michigan Radio reporter Steve Carmody joined Stateside to recap Mark Edwards’ connection to Flint, his complaint against McElmurry’s research, and what it means for Attorney General Bill Schuette’s special prosecutor²’s case against Lyon.

Peter Henning, a Wayne State University law professor and former federal prosecutor, also joined Stateside to discuss how the complaint — and Mark Edwards’ popularity in Flint — could affect the prosecution’s strategy.

1 wrench   

v.猛拧；挣脱；使扭伤；n.扳手；痛苦，难受

参考例句：

• He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
• It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。

2 prosecutor   

n.起诉人；检察官，公诉人

参考例句：

• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
• The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。

3 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

4 prosecuted   

a.被起诉的

参考例句：

• The editors are being prosecuted for obscenity. 编辑因刊载污秽文字而被起诉。
• The company was prosecuted for breaching the Health and Safety Act. 这家公司被控违反《卫生安全条例》。

5 obstruction   

n.阻塞，堵塞；障碍物

参考例句：

• She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
• The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。

6 lodged   

v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 )；暂住；埋入；（权利、权威等）归属

参考例句：

• The certificate will have to be lodged at the registry. 证书必须存放在登记处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Our neighbours lodged a complaint against us with the police. 我们的邻居向警方控告我们。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 veracity   

n.诚实

参考例句：

• I can testify to this man's veracity and good character.我可以作证，此人诚实可靠品德良好。
• There is no reason to doubt the veracity of the evidence.没有理由怀疑证据的真实性。