FEDERAL CRIMINAL CHARGES | FATAL 2017 MILL EXPLOSION
2 officials of Wisconsin corn mill that exploded found guilty of federal criminal charges
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An American flag flies at half-staff in front of the Didion Ethanol Plant after an explosion in 2017. The explosion killed five workers and injured 12 more. On Friday, a jury found two company officials guilty of federal criminal charges related to the explosion. Three others, along with the company itself, have also pleaded guilty to criminal charges. One former official was acquitted.
One current and one former official of a Sun Prairie-based milling company were found guilty last week by a federal jury of charges related to a fatal explosion at a Cambria corn mill in 2017.
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An American flag flies at half-staff in front of the Didion Ethanol Plant after an explosion in 2017. The explosion killed five workers and injured 12 more. On Friday, a jury found two company officials guilty of federal criminal charges related to the explosion. Three others, along with the company itself, have also pleaded guilty to criminal charges. One former official was acquitted.
