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Miners’ hearing continued
TREMONT — A preliminary hearing for three men charged in connection with the death of a miner in 2006 was continued Thursday.
BY FRANK ANDRUSCAVAGE
STAFF WRITER
fandruscavage@republicanherald.com
Published: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:37 AM EDT
TREMONT — A preliminary hearing for three men charged in connection with the death of a miner in 2006 was continued Thursday.
David Zimmerman, Pine Grove, owner of R&D Coal Co.; Steven Zimmerman, Pine Grove, mine foreman; and miner Jeffrey Klinger, Tremont, were scheduled to appear before Magisterial District Judge Carol A. Pankake but the proceedings were continued until June 12.
The men were charged by the state Attorney General’s Office in April after an investigation into the Oct. 23, 2006, death of miner Dale Reightler, 43, of Donaldson.
Reightler died in an incident at the Buck Mountain Mine in Tremont Township, a site owned by R&D Coal Co.
Both Zimmermans are charged with involuntary manslaughter, causing or risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person, obstruction of justice, criminal conspiracy and violation of the Anthracite Mining Act.
Charges against Klinger include involuntary manslaughter, causing or risking a catastrophe, recklessly endangering another person and violation of the Anthracite Mining Act.
All three men remain free on $50,000 unsecured bail set by Pankake at their preliminary hearing last month.
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