Ex-Oklahoma jailer gets more than 4 years in inmate's death
August 10, 2017
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former McClain County jail administrator has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison for violating the civil rights of an inmate who died in custody.
Officials say former Lt. Wayne Barnes was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Stephen Friot, who also ordered Barnes to pay a $10,000 fine. Barnes pleaded guilty in February and faced up to life in prison.
Barnes was accused of violating the rights of an inmate who suffered from diabetes and died after medical care wasn't provided. The inmate is identified in a lawsuit as 27-year-old Kory Wilson.
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