Jurors in Alaska have found a commercial fisherman guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of a Kansas diver who died while harvesting sea cucumbers.
The jury on Friday found Joshua Wodyga not guilty of manslaughter.
Prosecutors argued Wodyga’s negligence in maintaining an air compressor and air filter led to the death of Levi Adams, of Leawood, Kansas. He died of carbon monoxide poisoning and drowning while he and Wodyga were diving in 2013.
Ketchikan Daily News (http://ow.ly/HuzMd ) reports Wodyga was found guilty after the jury deliberated for about three hours on Thursday and about five-and-a-half hours on Friday.
Adams’ parents and sister attended the weeklong trial. Assistant District Attorney Ben Hofmeister says they’re glad there’s accountability for the death.
Wodyga faces up to 10 years in prison.
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Information from: Ketchikan (Alaska) Daily News, http://www.ketchikandailynews.com
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