Oklahoma City, Okla. (KFOR) — A former caretaker at an Oklahoma senior care facility is accused of feeding one of the patients hot peppers in order to hurt him.
Kyra Johnson, 30, is charged with abuse by a caretaker. The allegations stem from an incident at The Village in Oklahoma City, where Johnson was still a caretaker at the time.
The victim was an 81-year-old man who police said suffers from dementia and relied on those working in the Memory Care Living Unit.
According to the affidavit, other employees saw her chop up a jalapeno and mix it in with his eggs. One witness stated, “I hope that is not hot,” to which Johnson allegedly replied, “I hope it is.”
Investigators reported Johnson was seen feeding him the eggs with the jalapeno in them, even though he was “not accustomed to eating spicy food,” and “did not need assistance feeding himself.”
The affidavit states he was seen “fanning and gasping for air to cool his mouth.”
Read more: http://bit.ly/2V4LY
© 2024 KOBI-TV NBC5. All rights reserved unless otherwise stated.