Prison sentence for botched asbestos job.
A US demolition company owner will spend 13 months in prison for a botched job.
Lamont Pryor, 47, of Lima, pleaded guilty to violating a portion of the Clean Air Act for his company’s handling of asbestos during demolition of the former Piqua Medical Center in 2008.
The sentence was handed down Thursday morning in U.S. District Court.
Pryor’s company, Avalon Commonwealth Inc., removed scrap metal from the hospital. It was sold, but the rest of the demolition debris, including asbestos, was piled around the grounds, exposed to the wind.
“Knowingly cutting corners in handling asbestos is a threat to communities that cannot be tolerated,” Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said. “We will work with our task force partners to prosecute those who try to make a quick buck by endangering the health of Ohioans.”
