Mother seeks answers after son receives gaping facial injury in Oklahoma County jail fight

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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – An Oklahoma Metropolis mom desires solutions after her son was left with a gap in his face after a battle contained in the Oklahoma County Detention Middle. 

“They deformed him in there… I don’t suppose anyone ought to undergo that sort of factor in jail,” mentioned Lisa Lusty, the inmate’s mom. “A mom ought to by no means outlive her son and that’s what I fear about.” 

Randy Paulick, 28, was booked into the detention middle in December 2021.

Nevertheless, after an encounter contained in the jail earlier this month, the inmate now has a gaping gap in his cheek. 

“Even when they repair that, he’s going to have a giant ol’ scar there,” mentioned Lusty. 

Detention Middle officers say on Might 10, Paulick and his cellmate acquired right into a battle. 

“Mr. Paulick then struck his cellmate as he was popping out of the cell,” mentioned Mark Opgrande, a spokesman for the jail. “At that time, one in all our detention officers deployed what’s referred to as a JPX spray. It shoots a excessive velocity OC (Oleoresin capsicum) pepper spray.” 

Nevertheless, Opgrande mentioned the spray isn’t what prompted the outlet.

“We estimated in our investigation it was [sprayed from] about 5 to 6 ft, which is inside the distance of what you’re really helpful to deploy it at,” mentioned Opgrande. “We do know there was an altercation with a cellmate previous to our engagement with him.” 

In accordance with Opgrande, investigators didn’t discover any weapons inside the cell the place the battle occurred, however he mentioned Paulick probably may have hit his face on one thing. 

KFOR requested if it was potential that the JPX spray being shot too near somebody’s face may trigger a gaping gap like Paulick has to which Opgrange responded, “If it’s shot inside some extent clean vary? Very shut, yeah. Completely. It may trigger an damage to the person. I’ve seen footage of what an damage appears to be like like as a result of it’s a excessive velocity spray.” 

He says video of the incident proves that that wasn’t the case on this incident. KFOR requested for a duplicate of that video, nevertheless the jail mentioned they can’t launch it as a result of ongoing investigation. 

Lusty tells KFOR now her son can not eat with out meals leaking out of his mouth and he or she’s fearful about an an infection. 

“I referred to as everybody I can,” mentioned Lusty. “I simply need him to have the right remedy.”

Opgrande mentioned Paulick has been seeing the Detention Middle physician and has an appointment scheduled with a specialist.