Waylon Price.Photo:Redia Jennings and Christina Plunkett/GoFundMe
Redia Jennings and Christina Plunkett/GoFundMe
On Jan. 10, the Elyria Police Special Response Team entered a home after receiving a court-authorized search warrant for a previous resident allegedly associated with an “ongoing criminal investigation.” The authorities deployed two flash-bang devices outside of the house, per the Elyria Police Department’snews releaseposted on Facebook that night.
“Then at Rainbow Babies, we were told that he needed six more liters of oxygen, his ventilator needed turned up … he had chemical pneumonitis, which is inflammation of the lungs and irritation of the lungs, and he had a chemical reaction and in and around his eyes,” Price told NBC News.
The police stated in the news release that Waylon was not injured during the raid. “Any allegation suggesting the child was exposed to chemical agents, lack of medical attention or negligence is not true,” read the statement.
The Price family said they plan to take legal action against the police department.
According to the police statement, authorities were at “correct address of the search warrant.” However, Price’s aunt Redia Jennings – who is renting the home where her niece and her son were staying – told NBC the individual on the search warrant did not live there nor did they have any connection to him.
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After Mayor Brubaker’s initial statement, heshared on Tuesdaythat the bodycam footage “captured clear video and audio of the search warrant’s execution” and interactions with Price and Waylon. He added that he’s requested an external investigation to uncover the answers to the “questions of what led to the warrant itself.”
source: people.com
