67-year-old former U.S. Air Force engineer, James Michael Fisher, charged with false statements and obstructing justice in 2017 military plane crash investigation that killed 16 people.

Former U.S. Air Force engineer, James Michael Fisher, 67, has been charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a federal investigation into a 2017 military plane crash in Mississippi that killed 16 people. Fisher, a former lead propulsion engineer at the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, allegedly engaged in a pattern of conduct intended to avoid scrutiny for his past engineering decisions related to the crash's cause. If convicted, Fisher faces up to 20 years in prison.