Boat captain convicted in Chicago barge explosion

Published June 9, 2014 10:00pm ET



CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has found a tugboat captain involved in a deadly 2005 explosion guilty of negligent manslaughter.

In a news release, the U.S. Attorney’s office says Dennis Michael Egan of Topeka, Illinois faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is sentenced in September.

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