OKLAHOMANS, GIVE THOSE EXPECTED TOTALS COMING UP. THANK YOU, AARON. A NEW ARREST AFTER STARTLING ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AT A STATE OWNED FACILITY. WE HAVE BEEN COVERING THIS TROUBLING STORY FOR A WHILE NOW. >> MONTHS REALLY REPORTS OF PATIENTS CHOKED, BEATEN AND IN SOME CASES, EVEN WATER BOARDED NEWS. FOUR'S KALEO LEAVE US IS JOINING US NOW. AND KATIE, WE UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOME BREAKING NEWS HAPPENING WITH THIS STORY RIGHT NOW, TOO. >> YEAH, KEVIN JULIAN, THAT'S RIGHT. A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER HAS JUST BEEN DELIVERED TO THE GREER CENTER AS OF 20 MINUTES AGO, A FORMER EMPLOYEE WHO RESIGNED 3 DAYS AGO WAS REPORTEDLY TOLD CURRENT AND SUSPENDED EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED TO QUOTE, SHRED CONFIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS THAT COULD FURTHER THIS CASE.
NOW WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY ARRESTS STEMMING FROM THIS INCIDENT JUST YET. BUT SO FAR, 8 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN THIS CASE WITH CARETAKER ABUSE. >> SYSTEMIC COORDINATED EFFORT. >> TO ABUSE THESE MOST VULNERABLE RESIDENTS KEEP THAT ABUSE AT LEAST A CAREER CENTER. STAFF MEMBERS HAVE BEEN FIRED. THE FACILITY MANAGER HAS RESIGNED AND NOW A FORMER EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ARRESTED. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT ONE BAD APPLE. THE GOT AWAY WITH IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A WHOLE WE ABOUT. THAT'S THE LATEST TO WALK AWAY IN CUFFS. 24 YEAR-OLD CARLOS PONCE IT INTO PARK COMING AN ARREST.
>> WANT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY ENID POLICE FOR ABUSE OF PATIENTS BEFORE, BUT HE WAS, QUOTE, COMPLETELY UNCOOPERATIVE AND QUOTE, EVASIVE. HE NOW FACES 2 FELONY COUNTS, ONE FOR ABUSE BY CARETAKER, ANOTHER FOR CONSPIRACY. NEW COURT RECORDS REVEAL THE GRIERSON OR A FACILITY HOUSING ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES WAS CONSTANTLY UNDERGOING INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS REGARDING ABUSE THEN UNIT PROGRAM MANAGER REPORTEDLY TOLD INVESTIGATORS INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS HAD INCREASED BY AT LEAST 50% IN 2023. COMPARED TO 2022, A FORMER GROUP HAITIAN CLAIMS PONCE AND ANOTHER FORMER EMPLOYEE PHYSICALLY ABUSED HIM LAST JULY.
>> LEAVING HIM COVERED IN, QUOTE, EXTENSIVE BRUISING, SIMILAR INCIDENTS REPORTEDLY PAINTING OTHER PATIENTS GREEN AND PURPLE DOCUMENTS ALSO ALLEGE THE ABUSE WAS SO BAD. A PATIENT SUFFERED A DETACHED RETINA. A DOCTOR WORRYING ABOUT THE, QUOTE, PERMANENT DAMAGE TO THE EYE. THAT SAME PATIENT WAS ALSO BEAT BY ANOTHER PATIENT ALLEGEDLY BRIBED BY STAFF THROUGH INTIMIDATION, VIOLENCE AND FOOD FROM OUTSIDE THE FACILITY.
A LAWSUIT WAS FILED ABOUT A MONTH AGO NAMING 3 FORMER EMPLOYEES AND THE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT COMPANY. THE ALLEGED VICTIM COUNT UP FROM 2 TO 6 FOOT PONCE AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER FORMER EMPLOYEES ARRESTED WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE LAWSUIT FOR >> LIBERTY OF OKLAHOMA CORPORATION TELLS ME, QUOTE, WE ARE AWARE OF THE LATEST CHARGES AND WE STRONGLY CONDEMN ANY FORM OF.