Tamela Peterson, 58, of Brighton, is one of three employees charged with second-degree murder with an alternate charge of manslaughter, to be determined by the jury.

Court documents have revealed some of the text messages that the Oxford Center CEO sent about hyperbaric chambers and the 5-year-old boy who died in one of the facility's machines

Troy police say Tamela Peterson ran away when asked for her cellphone after Thomas Cooper died in a hyperbaric chamber fire at the Oxford Center.

Tamela Peterson allegedly shared CCTV photos of 5-year-old Thomas Cooper from the fire and included disturbing text messages that were critical of the child.

According to court documents, Peterson sent still photos of Cooper, from the CCTV footage, burning inside of the chamber. Along with the images, she allegedly texted, “If my leg was on fire, I would at least try to hit it and put it out.

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A Troy police detective's testimony before four Oxford Center employees were charged sheds new light on the explosion that killed Thomas Cooper.

The CEO of the Oxford Center in Troy is accused of sending texts mocking a 5-year-old boy while he was on fire after a hyperbaric chamber exploded. Tamela Peterson and three other employees have been charged in connection with the explosion that killed Thomas Cooper.