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Ohio mother claims flash-bang explosion during mistaken police raid injured her baby
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:24 am
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:24 am
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Police say the search was appropriate, and they dispute the woman's story.
The Elyria Police Special Response Team said it was executing a search warrant for a minor connected to a burglary. Ring video captured the raid as the police broke down the front door.
Courtney Price said police broke a window and deployed a flash-bang near her 17-month-old son, Waylon, who was already on a ventilator.
"All I seen was lights flashing and smoke coming into the house," Price said. "I didn't know what to do because there was guns pointed at me. I wanted to run to him, but I knew if I ran to him ... they could've shot."
Moments later, Price was taken outside and handcuffed. "I kept screaming, 'My baby, my baby is on a ventilator. My baby's in here.'"
Price said Waylon was hospitalized with burns to his body, and was covered in glass and smoke. "His diagnosis is chemical pneumonitis from the chemicals in the flash-bang," Price said.
But the Elyria Police say they and Price confirmed the child did not sustain any visible injuries at the scene, and that "any allegation suggesting the child was exposed to chemical agents ... is not true."
Price's aunt, Redia Jennings, has rented this home for a year. She said the police have come multiple times searching for a suspect that didn't live there, and she says she doesn't feel safe anymore.
"All of our furniture was broke," said Jennings. "It's now stained. They just walked all over everything."
The family plans to take legal action against the department.
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Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:26 am to John88
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"All of our furniture was broke," said Jennings. "It's now stained. They just walked all over everything."
They could have just gone around the furniture if it wasn’t already broken.
This post was edited on 1/17/24 at 10:42 am
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:27 am to John88
A no knock raid with flash bangs for a burglary? Seems like overkill.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:30 am to John88
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But the Elyria Police say they and Price confirmed the child did not sustain any visible injuries at the scene, and that "any allegation suggesting the child was exposed to chemical agents ... is not true."
Nothing to see here guys. Obviously the police know better than the doctors.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:31 am to John88
Story gets worse, cops said at first no flash bangs were used until the video of them using flashbangs surfaced. Also cops had showed up looking for the person at that address numerous times and were told they had not lived there in months.
What other line of work can you make a mistake that injures, kills, or takes someone's liberty and just go "well we followed policy".
What other line of work can you make a mistake that injures, kills, or takes someone's liberty and just go "well we followed policy".
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:35 am to John88
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'My baby, my baby is on a ventilator. My baby's in here.'"
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"His diagnosis is chemical pneumonitis from the chemicals in the flash-bang," Price said.
Being on a vent would have probably prevented such an injury...filters and all that jazz.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:39 am to John88
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Police say the search was appropriate,
You guys flashbanged a toddler.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 10:41 am to John88
The infant should've complied
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:12 am to John88
At least she knows whoda boss is.
Posted on 1/17/24 at 11:16 am to John88
No knock raids are bad to begin with.
At the wrong address they are inexcusable
At the wrong address they are inexcusable
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