By AP/KWMU
East St. Louis, Ill. – A coroner's jury in St. Clair County Thursday ruled the death of former East St. Louis City Manager Harvey Henderson an accident.
Henderson was found under the Poplar Street Bridge after a car accident. Coroner Rick Stone called the inquest. The jury deliberated for an hour after police had testified that wind could have shifted the bridge enough to cause Henderson to lose his balance.
Henderson's mother, Rose Henderson, still contends her son was killed because he wasn't going along with corruption at City Hall.
She said he had talked about possible attempts on his life. East St. Louis Mayor
Carl Officer has called the death "suspicious."