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Resident accuses Kettering hospital and police of wrongdoing; Oakwood says matter outside its jurisdiction
Summary
A resident used public comment at the Aug. 4 Oakwood council meeting to allege mistreatment and to say he is suing multiple individuals and institutions connected to Kettering Campus Hospital; city officials said the issue appears to be outside Oakwood’s jurisdiction.
David Woods used the visitors portion of the Aug. 4 Oakwood City Council meeting to allege wrongdoing at Kettering Campus Hospital and to say he is pursuing civil lawsuits against several named people and agencies.
“I am suing Catherine Perez of Ketamine Campus Hospital. I'm suing Scott Chamber from Ketamine Campus Hospital Police, and I'm suing the Inglewood Police, sergeant Corey Follick,” Woods told the council, naming other individuals he said were involved and referencing a court case number he provided. Woods accused a hospital chaplain he named as having witnessed his father being assaulted and urged community members to contact the chaplain and the Ohio Civil Rights Commission.
Mayor Duncan replied that the subject of Woods’s remarks "is something that Oakwood really cannot deal with because it's not in our jurisdiction." The mayor thanked Woods for speaking but did not commit city staff to further action.
Council took no formal action. The statements reported at the meeting are claims made by Woods during public comment; the city did not present confirming documentation at the meeting and said the matter appears to fall outside Oakwood’s authority.
