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Grandmother Says Treatment Delay Killed Teen
Boy Dies, Teen Charged After Beating At Group Home
POSTED: 6:08 pm EST February 29, 2012
UPDATED: 6:34 pm EST February 29, 2012
CINCINNATI -- The grandmother of a boy who was beaten to death at a group home said she believes the teen would have survived if he received medical attention sooner.
Anthony Parker had been living at the One Way Farm group home for teenagers when he was beaten by another resident. He went to bed without receiving medical treatment, but he was rushed to Children's Hospital later that night when he was found unresponsive on the floor of his room.
"The clot was so large and already causing so much damage, they have him out of CAT scan and into surgery in a matter of 10 minutes," said Anita Smith, who was legal guardian of her grandson. "They told me after the surgery that he was never going to wake up again."
The 16-year-old Parker later died, and 17-year-old Lance Tiernan was charged as an adult with murder.
"Lance Tiernan picked him bodily up, tipped him upside down and drove his head onto a thinly padded carpeted concrete floor," said Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser.
Smith said she's learned more about the circumstances of her grandson's death in the intervening weeks.
"I don't so much feel like they failed me, but they failed Anthony," she said.
Smith said group home staffers waited hours to call for help because her grandson didn't immediately appear to be hurt, but she said doctors told her he didn't have to die.
"If he had gotten there three hours earlier, when the incident first happened, we might've had a completely different outcome," Smith said.
Smith has hired attorney Eric Deters, who plans to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the group home.
"It's not criminal on behalf of One Way Farm, just a terrible mistake that was made, terrible mistake made," Deters said. "If he would've went straight to Children's Hospital, Anthony would be alive, Lance wouldn't be where he is, so they failed both these boys."
Previous Stories:
January 3, 2012: Teen Could Be Charged As Adult In Group Home Attack
December 29, 2011: Teen Charged With Murder In Fatal Group Home Attack
December 29, 2011: Police: Teen Injured In Group Home Fight Dies
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Froderik:
--- Quote from: "Reddit TroubledTeens" ---CINCINNATI -- The grandmother of a boy who was beaten to death at a group home said she believes the teen would have survived if he received medical attention sooner.
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He also would not have died if he was never put into a program or "group home" to begin with.
wdtony:
--- Quote from: "Froderik" ---
--- Quote from: "Reddit TroubledTeens" ---CINCINNATI -- The grandmother of a boy who was beaten to death at a group home said she believes the teen would have survived if he received medical attention sooner.
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He also would not have died if he was never put into a program or "group home" to begin with.
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Yep...but Deters is a very well known attorney here so I am sure he will leave no stone unturned.
Reddit TroubledTeens:
--- Quote from: "wdtony" ---Yep...but Deters is a very well known attorney here so I am sure he will leave no stone unturned.
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Good to know. I saw that he got his license suspended in KY for 61 days recently.
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9 ... uspension/
Northern Ky. attorney Deters hit with 61-day suspension, court cites unethical conduct
BRETT BARROUQUERE Associated Press
First Posted: February 23, 2012 - 1:21 pm
Last Updated: February 23, 2012 - 2:24 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A northern Kentucky attorney who has a combative history with the Kentucky Bar Association was suspended for 61 days and ordered to attend ethics training for what the state Supreme Court found to be ethical violations.
The high court on Thursday also ordered Eric Deters, of Independence, to pay $1,834 for the cost of the bar association's proceedings against him.
The suspension stems from Deters' actions in multiple cases, including one involving attorney's fees and another that deals with comments made about a judge and opposing counsel.
Deters, who doubles as a radio talk-show host on WLW-AM in Cincinnati, said the decision on "technical violations" is wrong and that he didn't get a fair hearing.
"For it to be a 7-0 decision really shocked me," Deters told The Associated Press. "Are you kidding me?"
The high court took issue with Deters making calls to the ex-husband of a client, who was watching over a child at the hospital. Chief Justice John D. Minton said Deters solicited the ex-husband's business and offered to file suit over the accident resulting in the child's hospitalization. The ex-husband declined, but Deters kept calling, and eventually filed documents on behalf of his client and her ex-husband, Minton found.
Deters said it was a simple mistake.
In a separate case, Minton wrote, Deters took at $1,500 fee from clients to represent them in a harassment and property line dispute. Deters withdrew from the case less than two months later, but didn't refund any of the money.
The high court also found problems with Deters in a January 2008 case in which he accused Grant County Circuit Court Judge Stephen Bates and opposing counsel, Ruth Baxter, of improperly discussing a civil case without him present, resulting in Baxter winning the case. Deters then went on his radio show and made similar allegations.
Minton and the other justices found that Deters, despite his denials, had publicly made disparaging comments about Bates and Baxter.
"Specifically, Deters alleged that Judge Bates knew he had contributed money to the judge's opponent in previous elections and therefore ruled against him," Minton wrote.
Deters sued the Kentucky Bar Association in 2011 over its handling of the investigations into complaints involving Bates and the case involving his client and her ex-husband. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves turned away Deters' lawsuit, which is now with the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals.
The case is something of a victory for Deters, though. A bar trial commissioner initially found Deters guilty of 16 counts and recommended a six month suspension. The high court acted only on four charges. Deters noted that part of his suspension is based on a refusal to admit to unethical conduct.
"How can I get punished for not admitting I'm wrong when ... I'm found innocent?" Deters said.
Deters, who is also licensed to practice in Ohio, said he will return to legal practice in Kentucky after the suspension ends.
Chris Davey, a spokesman for the Ohio Supreme Court, said an attorney licensed in that state has 30 days to notify the high court of any disciplinary action in another state. Then, the attorney has 20 days to show why he should not face the same or a similar punishment in Ohio.
Deters, though, plans to keep practicing law.
"I've got to put this in perspective," Deters said. "I didn't lose any clients. My clients love me the way I am. I'm going to serve my time and move on."
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Juvenile indicted for murder in One Way Farm incident
12:45 PM Wednesday, March 14, 2012
By Lauren Pack
Staff Writer
HAMILTON — A 17-year-old Lebanon boy accused of beating another teen at One Way Farm has been indicted for murder by a Butler County grand jury.
The indictment filed today alleges Lance Tiernan caused the death of 16-year-old Anthony Parker while committing a felony assault on Dec. 19 at the Fairfield Twp. home for juveniles, according to Butler County Prosecutor Michael Gmoser.
Last month Tiernan was remanded to common pleas court to be tried as an adult after county juvenile Judge Ronald Craft found probable cause in the case. Because of his age and the offense, the case was automatically bound over to adult court.
Bond was set at $1 million by Craft and Tiernan is housed in the Butler County Jail. The case has been assigned to Butler County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Oney, but an arraignment date has not yet been set.
During the probable cause hearing in juvenile court, Gmoser told the judge that Tiernan, at 6 feet, 4 inches tall and 215 pounds, towered over “little Anthony.” He said the victim had no chance.
Gmoser said Parker and another boy were arguing over ownership of a flashlight and when Tiernan tired of the bickering, he allegedly attacked. Tiernan allegedly hit Parker in the head first, then picked him up and slammed his head into the hard floor.
“This young man was damaged, fractured, injured,” Gmoser said. “He went to bed and essentially never woke up.”
The assault was caught on videotape and was viewed by the judge and the attorneys, but not others in the courtroom.
Gmoser said today that after the first blow, Parker attempted to walk past Tiernan and Tiernan reached out with his left hand, grabbed Parker and “body slammed” him to the ground.
Staff at the group home found Parker unresponsive three hours after he was assaulted. An autopsy showed the cause of death was a skull fracture.
At the juvenile court hearing, Tiernan’s defense team, Charlie M. Rittgers and Nick Graman, argued that Tiernan never intended to cause serious injury to Parker and if anything he should have been charged with involuntary manslaughter. They noted that no one at the home thought Parker was seriously injured after the attack and the boy told everyone he was fine.
Tiernan and Parker were peacefully eating sandwiches together after the incident, Rittgers said.
Staff Writer Denise Callahan contributed to this report
Contact this reporter at (513) 820-2168 or lauren.pack@coxinc.com.
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