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Brut. Man charged with manslaughter for crushing his coworker's head in hydraulic grapple during "prank."

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Why it worked

The shocking and tragic nature of the event, combined with the element of a "prank" gone horribly wrong, likely captured viewer attention and drove engagement.

Summary

A man in Minnesota has been charged with manslaughter after a prank involving a hydraulic grapple resulted in the death of his coworker. The accused claims he was aiming for the victim's shadow and did not realize he had the grapple around his head until it was too late.

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1Headline: Man charged with manslaughter for crushing coworker's head in hydraulic grapple during a prank.
2Introduction of the accused: Christopher Boone Crimmins, 34, charged with second-degree manslaughter.
3The prank: Crimmins attempted to make it appear as though the grapple was grabbing the victim's shadow.
4Crimmins's explanation: He was watching shadows, not the victim, and didn't realize the grapple was around the victim's head.
5Authorities' findings and potential sentence: Victim found with significant head injury and blood; Crimmins faces up to 10 years if convicted.

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Brut. Man charged with manslaughter for crushing his coworker's head in hydraulic grapple during "prank." → Brut. Christopher Boone Crimmins, a 34-year-old worker from Minnesota, has been charged with second-degree manslaughter after he closed a hydraulic grapple on his coworker's head while the two were "f*cking around" during a tree trimming job, authorities say. → Brut. Crimmins told police that the two had noticed 26-year-old Tyler Anthony Lynch's shadow on the ground, and Crimmins started moving the grapple to try and make it appear as though the machine was grabbing his coworker's shadow. → Brut. Crimmins stated that he was watching the shadows rather than Lynch himself, and that he did not realize that he had the grapple positioned around Lynch's head until it was too late. → Brut. Authorities say they found Lynch on the ground "with a large amount of blood around his body and a significant injury to his head." If convicted, Crimmins faces up to 10 years in prison.

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A Minnesota man is facing manslaughter charges after he crushed his coworker's head in a hydraulic grapple while trying to "prank" him. #Minnesota #Arrest #HeavyMachinery #Dangerous