Resident alleges misconduct and names hospital staff during Kettering City Council public comment

David Woods used the allotted five minutes during public comment at the Nov. 26, 2024 Kettering City Council meeting to make a series of allegations against staff at Kettering Main Campus Hospital and to identify individuals he said were involved in wrongdoing. Woods provided his name and address to the council and repeatedly urged attention to alleged misconduct involving hospital staff, named officers and other individuals.

Woods alleged that doctors "killed my dad" and said hospital staff and some police officers had been "corrupt" and had lied to investigators. During his remarks he named several people, including Christina McDonough (described as affiliated with a civil rights commission in Kettering), Kat Perez (referred to in Woods's remarks as connected to the civil rights investigation) and Captain Perez; he also named individuals he identified as hospital staff. Woods said he had pursued the matter with local law enforcement and with the civil rights commission.

The council did not act on the allegations at the meeting. Council members thanked Woods for his comments at the end of the public-comment period and moved on to council reports. The allegations made during public comment were presented by one resident and were not verified or substantiated during the meeting record.

Key quote from Woods: "They killed my dad ... they did not ask for my permission to kill him." The transcript records multiple strong allegations and naming of individuals; the statements are presented here as allegations made by a speaker during public comment and have not been adjudicated or confirmed in this record.

Because the remarks contain serious accusations against named individuals and institutions, they are included as public comment in the official record; the council did not announce any immediate follow-up action during the meeting.