Horton Pleads to Federal Charge
Christopher Horton has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of causing an oil spill in the Allegheny National Forest, but won't spend any more time in prison besides his three- to six-year state sentence.
Horton pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pittsburgh this morning.
Horton and his father Andrew were drinking last August before they damaged storage tanks to get back at their former employer, Snyder Brothers of Kittanning. They spilled more than 42,000 gallons of oil onto the forest killing thousands of fish and other aquatic life, along with several mammals.
Christopher Horton's one-year federal prison sentence runs concurrent to his state sentence. He was also fined $50,000 in federal court, on top of $524,000 in state-imposed fines and cleanup costs.
Andrew Horton is scheduled for sentencing on July 1.
Horton pleaded guilty before a federal judge in Pittsburgh this morning.
Horton and his father Andrew were drinking last August before they damaged storage tanks to get back at their former employer, Snyder Brothers of Kittanning. They spilled more than 42,000 gallons of oil onto the forest killing thousands of fish and other aquatic life, along with several mammals.
Christopher Horton's one-year federal prison sentence runs concurrent to his state sentence. He was also fined $50,000 in federal court, on top of $524,000 in state-imposed fines and cleanup costs.
Andrew Horton is scheduled for sentencing on July 1.
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