BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC ) - Professional Angler Flint Davis has been indicted by a grand jury after a fatal boat crash that claimed the lives of three men on Smith Lake in April 2025 .

Davis’ charges include three counts of reckless manslaughter, two counts of first-degree assault, reckless operation of a vehicle, and operating without a license.

During a Major League Fishing Tournament on April 16, Davis’ vessel struck a charter fishing boat carrying five people. Davis was competing in the tournament.

Three men - Joey Broom, John Clark, and Jeffrey Little - died as a result of that crash. Two others sustained serious injuries.

Leaders with ALEA said Davis did not have a valid Georgia boater education card or an Alabama non-resident vessel operator’s certificate, both required to

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