A former engineer at a U.S. military air logistics center has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during the investigation into a 2017 plane crash in Mississippi that killed all 16 service personnel aboard, federal prosecutors have announced.James Michael Fisher, 67, was arrested Tuesday after a federal grand jury in northern Mississippi indicted him.
'Fisher was apprehended in Jacksonville, Florida, and now faces two counts of making false statements and two counts of obstruction of justice. If convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.According to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Mississippi, Fisher's actions were part of an attempt to avoid scrutiny for his engineering decisions.