Overview
- Court records in Comanche County show Elizabeth Kay Sutton, 38, and Ottoria Rose McClung, 37, each face misdemeanor assault and battery and are due in court May 20, with both free on bond.
- Sutton’s case stems from January 8, when the principal reported she grabbed a 10-year-old, yanked him into a seat, and struck his face, according to a probable-cause affidavit.
- Security video reviewed by police appeared to show her arm swing toward the boy as his head snapped back, and a teacher later noted a red mark.
- Sutton told police she used a taught restraint, pleaded not guilty, and was fired on January 15 after five months on the job.
- In a separate March 13 incident, McClung was accused of carrying a 5-year-old in a chokehold while a witness described the child’s red face and heard her say, “I can’t deal with this,” and she was later fired and charged.