Ohio U.S. Attorney: Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Dumping 7,000 Gallons of Hazardous Substance-Contaminated Wastewater Into Scioto River
May 07, 2024
May 07, 2024
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio issued the following news release:
An Ohio man pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping pollutants and hazardous substances into waterways that killed thousands of fish in the Scioto River.
According to court documents, on April 17, 2021, Mark Shepherd, age 72, Kenton, Ohio, negligently, and without a permit or in violation of a permit, discharged into the Scioto R . . .
An Ohio man pleaded guilty to violating the Clean Water Act by dumping pollutants and hazardous substances into waterways that killed thousands of fish in the Scioto River.
According to court documents, on April 17, 2021, Mark Shepherd, age 72, Kenton, Ohio, negligently, and without a permit or in violation of a permit, discharged into the Scioto R . . .