5/5/14 - A father and son at a Fenton metal business have agreed to enter pleas in an investigation of faulty welds on Tomahawk missiles. Dennis Frederick and his son, Brian Frederick, of Precision Metal Spinning in Fenton are slated to appear in Flint federal court this Wednesday. Court filings show they have agreed to plead guilty to making false statements. The government is recommending 18 months in prison. Precision Metal Spinning had a contract to weld seams on the outer wall assembly of missile engines but had difficulty meeting specifications and gave the work to a Chicago company without telling the government. The government says cracks were discovered in 2011. 83 metal assemblies were scrapped and 2,700 more had to be inspected. (JM)
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