4 charged in death of Michigan boy killed in hyperbaric chamber fire
Three people were charged with second-degree murder and a fourth person was charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Thomas Cooper, 5.
Four people were arrested and charged Monday in connection with the death of a 5-year-old boy who was killed in a hyperbaric chamber in Michigan this year, police said.
Thomas Cooper died in a fiery explosion on Jan. 31 while he was undergoing treatment at the Oxford Center, an alternative medicine facility in the Detroit suburb of Troy.
Oxford Center founder and CEO Tamela Peterson was among those arrested in Thomas’ death. Peterson and two other people were charged with second-degree murder, while a fourth person was charged with involuntary manslaughter and intentionally placing false information in medical records, court documents show.
Gerald Gleeson II, Peterson’s attorney, declined to comment on her arrest Monday evening.
Attorneys could not immediately be located for Gary Marken or Jeffrey Mosteller, the two others charged with second-degree murder, both of whom appear to hold director titles, according to Oxford Center company webpages.
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