Nurse tries to perform exorcism on inmate having seizure at Oklahoma County Jail

The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an exorcism investigation at the county jail after a nurse was accused of performing it on an inmate.The inmate died the next day, and Sheriff’s Office officials said the nurse is no long performing medical services at the Oklahoma County Jail.Authorities said instead of helping a female inmate having a medical episode, the nurse tried to perform an exorcism. The inmate, 32-year-old Amanda Freeman, died shortly after. Freeman was in the jail after she was arrested on a drug complaint. An autopsy report says her death was a result of horrible trouble due to methamphetamine use.The nurse was called in to help when Freeman was having what officials said was a seizure. A jail guard told the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the nurse attempted an exorcism on Freeman.The Sheriff’s Office officials said they conducted a personnel investigation and gave the information to the district attorney.As of Tuesday night, the nurse is not facing any criminal charges. Officials with Armor Health, which is contracted through the jail, said she had been their nurse since 2011. As of Friday, she was no longer employed by the company.

The Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office is conducting an exorcism investigation at the county jail after a nurse was accused of performing it on an inmate.

The inmate died the next day, and Sheriff’s Office officials said the nurse is no long performing medical services at the Oklahoma County Jail.


Authorities said instead of helping a female inmate having a medical episode, the nurse tried to perform an exorcism. The inmate, 32-year-old Amanda Freeman, died shortly after.

Freeman was in the jail after she was arrested on a drug complaint. An autopsy report says her death was a result of horrible trouble due to methamphetamine use.

The nurse was called in to help when Freeman was having what officials said was a seizure. A jail guard told the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation that the nurse attempted an exorcism on Freeman.

The Sheriff’s Office officials said they conducted a personnel investigation and gave the information to the district attorney.

As of Tuesday night, the nurse is not facing any criminal charges.

Officials with Armor Health, which is contracted through the jail, said she had been their nurse since 2011. As of Friday, she was no longer employed by the company.