Ga. plant manager ‘scared’ by salmonella test

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ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — The former manager of a peanut processor linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella testified Tuesday he was “scared to death” the first time he saw a lab test had identified the deadly pathogen in a product.

Samuel Lightsey continued testifying as a prosecution witness against his former boss at Peanut Corp. of America, Stewart Parnell, and two others.

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