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12004699
REPORT NUMBER
Marion County Sheriff's Office
INCIDENT REPORT
AGENCY CLASSIFICATION MAJOR VIOLATION DISPOSITION OFFENSES
MCSO CAD EVENT 1202100361 RELATED CASES 1705 DEATH, ACCIDENTAL STATUS CLOSED EXCEPTION 1705 DEATH, ACCIDENTAL OCCURRED 02/10/12 09:51 FRI
REPORTED 02/10/12 09:51 LOCATION 15300 W HWY 326
PREMISE KESMARC SOUTH EQUINE REHABILATION CENTER CITY MORRISTON 32668 DISTRICT 1 NATURE Computer Used Alcohol Related Drug Related Gang Related Hate/Bias Officer Assault Senior Citizen Juvenile
GRID 13 Child Abuse Domestic Violence Cat Burglary Home Invasion Arson Jail
OFFICER 4478 HAMMOND, JAMES APPROVED 430 DIETRICH, WILLIAM
REPORT FILED 02/10/12 00:00 APPROVAL DATE 02/10/12 22:46
SYNOPSIS PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT ON THE ABOVE DATE AND TIME, A REPORT WAS GENERATED, IN REFERENCE TO AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
SIGNATURES Submitted By _______________________________________ Approved by Assigned to _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ID ____________ ID ____________ ID ____________ Date ______________ Date ______________ Date ______________
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NAMES Juvenile CR REFERENCE # 1 SYSTEM # 1 INVOLVEMENT RP Reporting Party NAME BYRNE, LEONORA ADDRESS 15300 W HWY 326 MORRISTON, FL 32668 ALT.ADDRESS DOB 06/06/1971 AGE 40 SSN DL NO FBI ID LOCAL ID STATE ID DESCRIPTION SEX F RACE W CAUTION POB EMPLOYER KESMARC SOUTH EQUINE REHAB CENTER ADDRESS OCCUPATION MANAGER COMMENTS ADDITIONAL INFO CR REFERENCE # 2 SYSTEM # 2 NAME MARSHALL, ERICA UNKNOWN ADDRESS OCALA, FL ALT.ADDRESS DOB AGE DL NO LOCAL ID DESCRIPTION SEX F RACE W CAUTION EMPLOYER ADDRESS OCCUPATION COMMENTS DECEASED ADDITIONAL INFO CR REFERENCE # 3 SYSTEM # 3 NAME MARSHALL, KIREAN ADDRESS OCALA, FL ALT.ADDRESS DOB AGE DL NO LOCAL ID DESCRIPTION SEX M RACE W CAUTION EMPLOYER ADDRESS OCCUPATION COMMENTS HUSBAND OF DECEDENT ADDITIONAL INFO Juvenile INVOLVEMENT DC Deceased Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) 727-8829 PHONE PHONE
PHONE (352) RES.STATUS 2
Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) PHONE PHONE
SSN FBI ID STATE ID POB PHONE (352) RES.STATUS
Juvenile INVOLVEMENT O Other
Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) PHONE PHONE
SSN FBI ID STATE ID POB PHONE (352) RES.STATUS
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NAMES Juvenile INVOLVEMENT O Other Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) PHONE PHONE SSN FBI ID STATE ID POB PHONE (352) RES.STATUS
CR REFERENCE # 4 SYSTEM # 4 NAME MONELEY, SORCHA ADDRESS OCALA, FL ALT.ADDRESS DOB 02/14/1978 AGE 33 DL NO LOCAL ID DESCRIPTION SEX F RACE W CAUTION EMPLOYER ADDRESS OCCUPATION COMMENTS LIFE FLIGHTED TO SHANDS ADDITIONAL INFO
Juvenile CR REFERENCE # 5 SYSTEM # 5 INVOLVEMENT O Other NAME CUSWORTH, CHARLOTTE ADDRESS OCALA, FL ALT.ADDRESS DOB 03/25/1991 AGE 20 SSN DL NO FBI ID LOCAL ID STATE ID DESCRIPTION SEX F RACE W CAUTION POB EMPLOYER ADDRESS OCCUPATION COMMENTS INTERN AND WORKED AT THE FACILITY ADDITIONAL INFO Juvenile CR REFERENCE # 6 SYSTEM # 6 INVOLVEMENT PR Proprietor NAME MILLER, ROB ADDRESS OCALA, FL ALT.ADDRESS DOB AGE SSN DL NO FBI ID LOCAL ID STATE ID DESCRIPTION SEX M RACE W CAUTION POB EMPLOYER KESMARC SOUTH EQUINE REHABILATION CENTER ADDRESS OCCUPATION OWNER COMMENTS ONE OF THE OWNERS OF FACILITY ADDITIONAL INFO
Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) 535-4927 PHONE PHONE
PHONE (352) RES.STATUS
Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (561) 718-7295 PHONE PHONE
PHONE (352) RES.STATUS
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NAMES Juvenile INVOLVEMENT O Other Non-Disclosure TYPE Individual PHONE (352) 528-4155 PHONE PHONE SSN FBI ID STATE ID POB PHONE (352) RES.STATUS 2
CR REFERENCE # 8 SYSTEM # 7 NAME CURTIS, CONNIE ADDRESS 3950 SE 219TH AV MORRISTON, FL 32668 ALT.ADDRESS DOB 08/26/1961 AGE 50 DL NO LOCAL ID DESCRIPTION SEX F RACE W CAUTION EMPLOYER ADDRESS OCCUPATION COMMENTS ADDITIONAL INFO
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PROPERTY X Submitted to Property 1 INVOLVEMENT E Evidence ZFORMS CRIME SCENE LOG - TWO PAGES 1 NCIC CODE X Evidence SYSTEM # 1 COLOR MODEL OAN AGENCY AGENCY X In Custody PROP.ROOM #
CR REFERENCE # TYPE QUANTITY BRAND SERIAL LOSS RECOVERED COMMENTS
VALUE $.00 VALUE $.00 Disposed Hold
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REPORTED BY 4478 HAMMOND, JAMES
REPORT FILED
02/10/2012
ON 021012, I RESPONDED TO THE INCIDENT LOCATION AND ARRIVED AT APPROXIMATELY 1017 HOURS. UPON ARRIVAL, I MADE CONTACT WITH LIEUTENANT TRAVIS BLACKBURN, ENGINE 20, OF FIRE RESCUE AND HE ADVISED ME OF THE INCIDENT AND WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE. I THEN MADE CONTACT WITH THE MANAGER OF THE FACILITY, REPORTEE LEONORA BYRNE, AND I OBTAINED HER PHONE NUMBER. SHE ADVISED ME THE HUSBAND OF ONE OF THE WORKERS WHO HAD PASSED, WAS STILL AT THE FACILITY AND SHE POINTED HIM OUT TO ME AS HE WAS STANDING NEAR THE FENCE LINE. SHE ALSO SUPPLIED ME WITH A NAME OF SORCHA MONELEY, WHO HAD BEEN INJURED IN THE EXPLOSION AND SHE GAVE ME THE NAME OF CHARLOTTE CUSWORTH AND HER PHONE NUMBER, ADVISING SHE WAS GOING TO SHANDS, IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SORCHA MONELEY, TO SEE IF HER FAMILY MEMBERS COULD BE REACHED. I THEN CONTACTED LIEUTENANT OLDBERG, WHO WAS ON SCENE, THE DISTRICT COMMANDER, ALONG WITH SERGEANT MCQUAIG. I WAS ADVISED TO START A CRIME SCENE LOG AND TO ASK THOSE WHO WERE NOT PARTICIPATING IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY IN REFERENCE TO THE ACCIDENT, TO REMOVE THEMSELVES FROM THE AREA THAT HAD BEEN TAPED OFF. I INITIATED A CRIME SCENE LOG AT 1039 HOURS. I THEN TOOK ALL PERSONS INFORMATION INSIDE THE AREA AND ASKED THOSE WHO WERE NOT THERE IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY TO STEP OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARIES. MAJOR CRIMES DETECTIVE SERGEANT SPIVEY WAS ON SCENE, ALONG WITH DETECTIVE CLINT SMITH AND DETECTIVE RHONDA STROUP. I WAS ADVISED DETECTIVE STROUP WAS THE LEAD DETECTIVE ON THE INCIDENT AND AT THAT TIME, I TOOK THE POSITION OF MONITORING THE CRIME SCENE AREA AND THE CRIME SCENE LOG. DURING THAT TIME, AGENTS FROM THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S DEPARTMENT ARRIVED ON SCENE, ALONG WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DIVISION CHIEFS. CRISIS INTERVENTION SPECIALIST (CIS) CINDY TURNER HAD ALSO ARRIVED ON SCENE TO ASSIST. JONATHAN SCOTT WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE ARRIVED ON SCENE TO CONDUCT HIS INVESTIGATION. A REPRESENTATIVE WITH OSHA ARRIVED ON SCENE TO CONDUCT HIS INVESTIGATION. AN INVESTIGATOR WITH ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS, JEFF BROWN, ARRIVED ON SCENE, ALONG WITH DWANE KRUEGER. FIELD EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN LANCASTER, ID 5414, WAS ALSO ON SCENE DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND WAYNE WELLS, WITH THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE, ALSO ARRIVED ON SCENE. THE INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED THROUGH THE JOINT OPERATION OF ALL AGENCIES. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INVESTIGATION, THE BODY OF THE DECEDENT
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WAS RECOVERED BY THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE. INVESTIGATOR SCOTT REMOVED JEWELRY FROM THE DECEDENT, TO INCLUDE THREE EARRINGS FROM THE LEFT EAR, ONE NAVEL RING, ONE NIPPLE RING, AND A SILVER RING FROM HER LEFT HAND. AT HIS REQUEST, THE PROPERTY WAS TO BE TURNED OVER TO THE HUSBAND OF THE DECEDENT. ONE EARRING IN THE RIGHT EAR REMAINED THAT COULD NOT BE REMOVED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE JEWELRY WAS TAKEN BY INVESTIGATOR SCOTT AND THE DECEDENTS BODY WAS PLACED IN THE MEDICAL EXAMINER'S VAN AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 HOURS. I THEN ADVISED LIEUTENANT OLDBERG OF THE REQUEST MADE BY INVESTIGATOR SCOTT TO GIVE THE JEWELRY TO THE HUSBAND OF THE DECEDENT AND ADVISED TO HAVE CIS TURNER GIVE THE PERSONAL EFFECTS TO THE HUSBAND AND I THEN GAVE THE JEWELRY TO HER TO GIVE TO HIM. LIEUTENANT OLDBERG THEN ADVISED I COULD CLOSE THE CRIME SCENE LOG AND THAT WAS CLOSED AT 1445 HOURS. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED ON SCENE, I MADE CONTACT WITH ONE OF THE FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL, PHILLIP APPLEGATE, AND HE ADVISED THAT SORCHA MONELEY HAD TOLD HIM THAT THE HORSE WAS IN THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AND THAT THE HORSE STARTED KICKING, AT WHICH TIME CAUSED A SPARK AND THAT CAUSED THE EXPLOSION THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE AT THE LOCATION. I WILL TAKE THE CRIME SCENE LOG THAT CONSISTS OF TWO PAGES AND I WILL PLACE IT INTO EVIDENCE AT THE NORTH DISTRICT OFFICE. WHILE ON SCENE, I STAYED IN CONTACT WITH DETECTIVE STROUP AND ADVISED HER OF ALL MY ACTIONS TAKEN. ON 021012, I RECEIVED A PAGE TO CONTACT CONNIE CURTIS IN REFERENCE TO A WINDOW BROKEN OUT ON HER PROPERTY. I MADE CONTACT WITH HER AT 1750 HOURS BY PHONE. SHE ADVISED IT WAS DISCOVERED AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 HOURS THAT A DOUBLE PANED WINDOW LOCATED ON THE EASTSIDE OF HER BARN APARTMENT HAD BEEN BROKEN AND THEY DISCOVERED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL INSIDE THE APARTMENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED, SHE IS LOCATED IN LEVY COUNTY, ACCORDING TO HER NOT TOO FAR FROM THE INCIDENT LOCATION. SHE ADVISED THE ESTIMATED DAMAGE IS APPROXIMATELY $150.00 AND NO ONE IS INJURED. I ADVISED HER I WOULD ADD THIS TO THE REPORT IN REFERENCE TO THE EXPLOSION THAT HAD TAKEN PLACE EARLIER TODAY. CASE PENDING ACTIVE. TIME: 1625-1702 HRS/CR5572 TIME: 1809-1516//5393//BR
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NARRATIVE SUPPLEMENT DATE 02/11/2012 APPROVAL DATE 02/11/2012 OFFICER 2256 TURNER, CYNTHIA OFFICER 670 NICHOLS, APRIL
FOLLOW UP ON 021012, WRITER WAS CONTACTED BY COMMUNICATIONS IN REFERENCE TO THIS INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, WRITER MET WITH THE DECEDENT’S HUSBAND. WRITER EXPLAINED THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS. WRITER PROVIDED THE DECEDENT’S HUSBAND WITH A LIST OF FUNERAL HOMES, COUNSELING RESOURCES, A FAMILY FOLLOW UP CHECK LIST, AND A MEDICAL EXAMINER’S BROCHURE. WRITER REMAINED WITH THE DECEDENT’S HUSBAND UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION WAS COMPLETE. BEFORE LEAVING, WRITER PROVIDED THE DECEDENT’S HUSBAND WITH WRITER’S BUSINESS CARD AND ADVISED HER TO CONTACT THIS AGENCY OR WRITER IF FURTHER ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED. CASE REMAINS PENDING ACTIVE. TIME: 0301//5340//ABS
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NARRATIVE SUPPLEMENT DATE 02/14/2012 APPROVAL DATE 02/15/2012 OFFICER 2999 STROUP, RHONDA OFFICER 1357 SPIVEY, BRIAN
FOLLOW UP ON 02/10/12 SERGEANT SPIVEY REQUESTED THAT WRITER, ALONG WITH DETECTIVE CLINT SMITH RESPOND TO 15300 W HWY 326, REFERENCE AN EXPLOSION. UPON ARRIVAL WRITER WAS BRIEFED BY SERGEANT MCQUAIG. WRITER OBSERVED THE FACILITY TO BE A LARGE METAL BARN, CONTAINING STALLS AS WELL AS AN AREA THAT WAS DESCRIBED AS THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER. THE ENTIRE END OF THE BARN WHERE THE CHAMBER HAD BEEN HOUSED WAS IN TOTAL DESTRUCTION. WRITER ALSO OBSERVED THE BODY OF A WHITE FEMALE BURIED IN THE RUBBLE OF WHAT ONCE WAS THE CHAMBER'S CONTROL ROOM. WRITER MADE CONTACT WITH FIRE PERSONNEL WHO ADVISED THAT THEY HAD SAFELY SHUT DOWN THE OXYGEN FLOW FROM THE MAIN TANK JUST OUTSIDE THE BARN. WRITER MADE CONTACT WITH DOUG PULLIAN FROM AIRGAS AND ESCORTED HIM TO THE MAIN TANK. HE DID A VISUAL CHECK OF THE LOCKS INSTALLED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ADVISED WRITER THAT THEY WERE SECURE. MR. PULLIAN OFFERED TO BLEED THE OXYGEN FROM THE REST OF THE SYSTEM IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT EVEN MORE SAFE. WRITER HAD EVIDENCE TECHNICIAN LANCASTER SECURE PHOTOS OF THE GAUGES BEFORE THEY WERE BLED AND AFTER FOR ANY EVIDENTIARY VALUE. AFTER THE LINES WERE BLED MR. PULLIAN WAS ESCORTED FROM THE SCENE. WRITER THEN MADE CONTACT WITH LEONORA BYRNE, THE REPORTED MANAGER OF THE FACILITY. DURING AN AUDIO TAPED INTERVIEW MS. BYRNE ADVISED WRITER THAT THE BUILDING THAT HOUSED THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER WAS REFERRED TO AS KESMARC SOUTH. SHE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT HORSES ARE SENT TO THIS FACILITY FOR SUCH THINGS AS SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE, POST SURGERY REHABILITATION AND SOME FOR JUST REST AND RELAXATION. MS. BYRNE TOLD WRITER THAT ERICA MARSHALL WAS ASSIGNED TO RUN THE CHAMBER AND HAD BEEN DOING SO FOR APPROXIMATELY THE PAST TWO YEARS. SHE IS NOT AWARE OF ANY TYPE OF SPECIAL CERTIFICATION REQUIRED; HOWEVER SHE DID TELL WRITER THAT MS. MARSHALL HAD BEEN TRAINED BY THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE CHAMBER, EQUINE HYPERBARICS. SHE EXPLAINED THAT A VETERINARIAN PRESCRIBES THE CHAMBER FOR A HORSE AND THEN THAT HORSE IS SCHEDULED FOR VISITS TO THE CHAMBER. THE HORSE THAT WAS IN THE CHAMBER AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION HAD BEEN IN THE CHAMBER APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES BEFORE. SHE EXPLAINED THAT SOME HORSES ARE GIVEN A MILD SEDATIVE OR TRANQUILIZER BEFORE THEY ARE PUT IN THE CHAMBER; HOWEVER THEY HAD NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR HORSE BEFORE, THEREFORE HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MEDICATION. THE HORSE THAT WAS IN THE CHAMBER AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION WAS A HORSE FROM STONEHALL FARM IN VIRGINIA. SHE STATED THAT THE HORSE WAS BEING TREATED FOR EPM.
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MS. BYRNE TOLD WRITER THAT AS EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WERE MOVING VICTIM, SORCHA MONELEY FROM THE BUILDING SHE MUMBLED SOMETHING TO MS. BYRNE ABOUT THE HORSE HAD BEEN KICKING AND THEY WERE GOING TO SHUT THE CHAMBER DOWN AND GET HIM OUT. WRITER WAS ADVISED THAT SORCHA MONELEY HAD BEEN TAKEN TO SHANDS HOSPITAL IN GAINESVILLE AND WAS CURRENTLY BEING PREPPED FOR SURGERY. IT WAS REPORTED THAT MS. MONELEY SUFFERED A HEAD INJURY. LATER IN THE DAY WRITER SPOKE WITH MICHAEL JOHNSON AT SHANDS HOSPITAL AND HE ADVISED THAT HE HAD SPOKEN WITH MS. MONELEY BEFORE SHE WAS TAKEN TO SURGERY. MR. JOHNSON REPORTS THAT MS. MONELEY TOLD HIM THAT THE HORSE HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE CHAMBER WITH STEEL SHOES ON HIS HOOVES. SHE ADVISED MR. JOHNSON THAT AT ONE POINT THE HORSE BEGAN TO KICK AND THE PROTECTIVE PADDING THAT HUNG ON THE WALL OF THE CHAMBER BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL. AFTER THE PROTECTIVE PADDING FELL THE HORSE CONTINUED TO KICK WHICH CAUSED A SPARK AS HIS STEEL SHOE MADE CONTACT WITH THE METAL OF THE CHAMBER. WRITER WILL ATTEMPT AN INTERVIEW WITH MS. MONELEY AT HER EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. MS. BYRNE STATED THAT THE SCHEDULE FOR THE CHAMBER CHANGED ON A DAILY BASIS; HOWEVER SHE ESTIMATED THAT THERE WERE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 3 TO 5 DIFFERENT HORSES SCHEDULED FOR SESSIONS EACH DAY. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED TO WRITER THAT SORCHA MONELEY WAS HERE TO OBSERVE THE CHAMBER AND IT'S INNER WORKINGS DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE WAS FROM THE EUROPEAN THEATRE AND THAT THERE WERE NO PUBLIC HYPERBARIC CHAMBERS CURRENTLY SITUATED IN EUROPE. IT WAS HER HOPE TO OPEN HER OWN CHAMBER SOMEWHERE IN EUROPE. ON 2/13/12 WRITER AND DETECTIVE SPIVEY TOURED ANOTHER FACILITY IN THE AREA THAT ALSO HAS A EQUINE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE REALLY IS NO CERTIFICATION TO ENABLE SOMEONE TO RUN SUCH A CHAMBER. BRENDA MCDUFFEE RUNS THE CHAMBER AT THIS FACILITY AND EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD BEEN TRAINED IN TEXAS. SHE STATED THAT THE TRAINING INVOLVED IS NOT SO MUCH AS TO HOW TO RUN THE CHAMBER, BUT MORE OF THE EFFECTS OF THE CHAMBER ON THE HORSES. WHEN QUESTIONED AS TO STANDARD PROTOCOLS REFERENCE THE CHAMBER, SHE TOLD WRITER THAT THERE ARE NONE; HOWEVER AT THE FACILITY WHERE SHE WORKS THEY HAVE INITIATED THEIR OWN PROTOCOL THAT LISTS MEASURES TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE HORSE AS WELL AS THE OPERATOR. KS/915
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NARRATIVE SUPPLEMENT DATE 02/15/2012 APPROVAL DATE OFFICER 2999 STROUP, RHONDA OFFICER
FOLLOW UP ON 2/15/12 WRITER RESPONDED TO SHANDS HOSPITAL IN GAINESVILLE TO SPEAK WITH SURVIVOR SORCHA GRAINNE MONELEY. DURING AN AUDIO RECORDED INTERVIEW, MS. MONELEY STATED THAT SHE HAD BEEN STAYING AT A HOME PROVIDED BY KESMARC ON THE PROPERTY OF THE HORSE FARM. SHE DENIED BEING PAID MONETARILY FOR ANY TASKS PERFORMED. WRITER WOULD NOTE THAT MR. UNDERWOOD FROM OSHA ADVISED WRITER THAT HE HAD SPOKEN WITH THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND WAS ADVISED THAT SHE IN FACT WAS RECEIVING CASH FROM THE FACILITY; HOWEVER DUE TO HER VISA RESTRICTIONS SHE IS PROHIBITED FROM GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT IN THE UNITED STATES. SHE STATED THAT THE STABLE NAME OF THE HORSE IN THE CHAMBER AT THE TIME OF THE EXPLOSION WAS TUX. SHE WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HORSE HAD RECEIVED A SEDATIVE BEFORE BEING INTRODUCED INTO THE CHAMBER, EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS NOT HIS FIRST TIME. SHE ESTIMATED THAT THIS WAS THIS PARTICULAR HORSE'S 4 OR 5 TREATMENT. THE HORSE WAS NOT BATHED PRIOR TO ENTRY INTO THE CHAMBER. WHEN ASKED TO EXPLAIN WHY, SHE TOLD WRITER THAT THE GROOM SCHEDULE CONTAINED A RED STAR AND THAT RED STAR WAS TO DENOTE THE FACT THAT THIS HORSE WAS RECEIVED HYBERPARIC THERAPY. THE RED STAR LET ALL GROOMS KNOW THAT THE HORSE WAS TO BE GROOMED WITH APPROVED SOAP, ETC. ONLY. SHE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE GROOM SCHEDULE WAS ALWAYS READ AND INITIALED BY THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR GROOMING EACH HORSE. MS. MONELEY WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT THE HORSE'S FEET WERE FIT WITH FOUR STEEL SHOES AND THAT THE SHOES WERE NOT TAPED OR COVERED WHEN HE WAS PUT INTO THE CHAMBER. SHE STATED THAT THE INSIDE OF THE CHAMBER IS LINED WITH A PROTECTIVE COATING MAKING IT UNNECESSARY TO TAKE OR COVER THE HORSE'S SHOES. THE PROTECTIVE COVERING WAS NOT REMOVEABLE. MS. MONELEY ESTIMATED THAT THE HORSE WAS INSIDE THE CHAMBER AT PRESSURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 22 MINUTES. DURING THAT TIME THE HORSE HAD BEEN UNSETTLED; HOWEVER HE WOULD CALM DOWN AND THEY FELT THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. AT ONE POINT THE HORSE BECAME UNSETTLED AND KICKED OUT SHARP TO HIS REAR. WHEN HE KICKED, A LID AT THE REAR OF THE CHAMBER BECAME DISLODGED AND FELL REVEALING RAW METAL TO THE INSIDE OF THE CHAMBER. THE HORSE CONTINUED TO KICK AND CREATE SPARKS. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE AND ERICA MARSHALL OBSERVED A MASSIVE SPARK INSIDE THE CHAMBER AND THEN FLAMES. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT SHE WAS LEAVING THE CHAMBER AREA TO SUMMONS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND ERICA MARSHALL WAS BEGINNING THE PROCESS TO BRING THE CHAMBER TO NORMAL PRESSURE.
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MS. MONELEY TOLD WRITER THAT AS SHE WAS LEAVING TO CALL 911 SHE HEARD AN EXPLOSION. SHE STATED THAT THIS EXPLOSION WAS SMALLER THAN THE SECOND AND HAPPENED ONLY A SECOND BEFORE THE LARGER EXPLOSION. MS. MONELEY ESTIMATED THAT SHE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AWAY FROM THE ROOM HOUSING THE CHAMBER WHEN THE SECOND EXPLOSION KNOCKED HER DOWN AND TOOK HER BREATH. SHE TOLD WRITER THAT SHE FELT THAT SHE COULD NOT BREATHE. SHE EXPLAINED THAT IT WAS AS IF HOT GAS HAD SURROUNDED HER AND TOOK HER BREATH AWAY. SHE ADVISED THAT SHE LOOKED BACK AT ERICA MARSHALL AS SHE WAS GOING TO CALL 911 AND SAW ERICA STARING AT THE MONITOR AND CRYING. MS. MONELEY STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE THAT THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE VALVES ON THE CHAMBER LEAKING. SHE STATED THAT LEONORA BYRNE HAD CONTACTED THAT FACILITY IN KENTUCKY REQUESTING THAT THEY SEND AN ENGINEER TO LOOK AT THE CHAMBER. MS. BYRNE HAD CONTACTED THE KENTUCKY FACILITY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SEND SOMEONE WHEN THEY COULD AND FOR THE TIME BEING THE CHAMBER COULD BE MANUALLY OPERATED TO SUSTAIN THE DESIRED PRESSURE. MS. MONELEY STATED THAT SHE WAS AWARE OF SOME HEATED EMAILS AND ARGUMENTS BETWEEN MS. BYRNE AND THE KENTUCKY FACILITY CONCERNING THE HYPERBARIC CHAMBER. MS. MONELEY STATED THAT HER HOME ADDRESS IS IN LONDON AND PROVIDED TWO POINTS OF CONTACT FOR WRITER. SHE PROVIDED HER BROTHER, DARAGH MONELEY (INTERNATIONAL CELL: 011353872346842) AND HER SISTER, CIARA WRIGHT (INTERNATIONAL CELL: 011447717746450). WRITER RECEIVED THE CAUSE AND MANNER SUMMARY FROM THE 5 DISTRICT MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE REFERENCE THIS CASE. THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS LISTED AS BLUNT FORCE AND THERMAL INJURIES, EXPLOSION AND THE MANNER IS LISTED AS ACCIDENTAL. DUE TO THE ABOVE INVESTIGATION, WITNESS TESTIMONY AND PHYSICAL EVIDENCE A REASONABLE CONCLUSION CAN BE MADE THAT THE DECEDENT, ERICA MARSHALL DIED AS A RESULT OF AN ACCIDENTAL EXPLOSION. WRITER RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS THIS CASE BE CLOSED BY EXCEPTION. 1922 HRS//1501//PN
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PROPERTY - 02/15/2012 by 2999 STROUP, RHONDA X Submitted to Property X Evidence X In Custody 2 INVOLVEMENT E Evidence SYSTEM # 2 PROP.ROOM # RCDISC CD CONTAINING INTERVIEWS WITH LEONORA BYRNE AND SORCHA MONELEY 1 NCIC CODE COLOR MODEL OAN VALUE $.00 DATE AGENCY VALUE $.00 DATE AGENCY BY Disposed Hold TAG DATE DATE BAR CODE I.12004699-002 DISPOSITION BY CUSTODY DATE 02/16/2012 X Evidence SYSTEM # 3 COLOR MODEL OAN AGENCY AGENCY X In Custody PROP.ROOM #
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