Criminal charges refiled against Missouri duck boat employees involved in fatal 2018 capsizing
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Missouri's attorney general has refiled involuntary manslaughter charges against three tour boat employees involved in the 2018 duck boat sinking near Branson, Missouri, that left 17 people dead, court documents show.
The move came two days after Circuit Court Judge Alan Blankenship dismissed all criminal charges, ruling that the court did not find probable cause the defendants acted "recklessly" or "knowingly" when they took the duck boat out onto Table Rock Lake as high winds approached.
The case was dismissed without prejudice, paving the way for prosecutors to retry the case by refiling first-degree involuntary manslaughter charges against Scott McKee, the boat's captain; Curtis Lanham, the general manager of Ride the Ducks Branson; and Charles Baltzell, the manager on duty that day.