A rich Oklahoma mother convicted of maiming a younger lady in a drunken automotive wreck was free of jail after simply 73 days and acquired soft therapy throughout her brief keep within the clink, all due to buddies in excessive locations — together with Gov. Kevin Stitt, courtroom papers allege.
Sara Polston, 43, was initially sentenced to eight years in jail after pleading responsible in October to a horrific 2023 DUI crash, which left 20-year-old Micaela Borrego in a two-month coma and relearning the best way to stroll and communicate as soon as she awoke.
Polston was booked on the Dr. Eddiebo Warrior Correctional Heart in December, however was strolling free with little greater than a GPS monitor in February — which means she served simply 2.5% of her sentence, in line with a surprising grand jury report that discovered no prison wrongdoing however alleged the boozy mother benefited from “political favoritism.”
That favoritism stemmed from her tax lawyer husband, 52-year-old Rod, who allegedly exploited his ties to Cleveland County’s corrupt then-sheriff Chris Amason to get his spouse preferential therapy — and even leaned on his highschool classmate and faculty frat buddy, Stitt, in line with the Could 7 report.
The alleged backroom dealing started inside days of his spouse’s sentencing, with Rod telling his spouse that he’d gotten her into a jail at 99% capability so it will be simpler to “justify bouncing you out earlier as a result of they simply don’t have the area,” the report stated.
Calls between the husband and spouse whereas she was behind bars additionally made references to “our good friend” who was “not glad that the District Legal professional didn’t change her place” in regards to the sentence, whereas squabbling about any individual named “Kevin” — the governor’s first identify — and a parole board.
“That’s why I’m involved about how rapidly I can get you out of there. I’m going to attempt to not beg Kevin, trouble him,” Rod stated in a single name, News4 KFOR reported. “He’s acquired to verify to see if he’s acquired, in the event that they [the Parole Board] serve, quote-unquote at his pleasure.”
As soon as Polston was sentenced she was sped by means of the system at file speeds, making it to her last jail in simply days versus the weeks most inmates languish in county lockups earlier than transfers.
And her transient keep behind bars was hardly a punishment — with the report claiming she was allowed to modify cells as she happy, had entry to an iPad “in a way outdoors of regular process,” and that her hubby was in a position to coordinate visits as she wished and even carry her Chik-fil-A to snack on.
“My iPad nonetheless isn’t charged,” Polston whined to her husband at one level throughout her keep on the state’s dime.
This was all whereas Borrego was nonetheless struggling to study the fundamentals of residing once more, about three years after Polston practically killed her whereas rushing drunk by means of a neighborhood at twice the authorized consuming restrict.
Borrego had been driving residence from work when Polston got here barreling down a neighborhood highway — going 66 mph in a 25 mph zone — and ploughed into her after blasting previous quite a few cease indicators.
The harmless younger lady’s automotive was “launched off the highway” and slammed right into a brick home, whereas the driving force’s facet door the place she was sitting was “crushed into the middle console,” in line with the grand jury report.
Borrego suffered a stroke, was left with “mind swelling, a sacrum fracture, a lumbar backbone fracture, dislocation of her tailbone space, bleeding round her mind, scalp lacerations, eyelid lacerations” together with backbone, mind and artery accidents — all of which shortened Borrego life by 10 years and would require everlasting care, in line with the report.
Polston, in the meantime, staggered away all however unharmed.
The mother had been on the best way to choose up her children from faculty, and admitted to being drunk off margaritas after getting bombed at lunch with buddies.
She additionally confessed to stopping at a liquor story earlier than she picked up her little ones, whereas a bottle of tequila was discovered rolling about her automotive.
After admitting to her conduct and pleading responsible in October, Polston spent about as a lot time behind bars as Borrego did in a coma.
That was after Stitt’s workplace — to which the Polstons donated $27,800 and as soon as hosted a high-ticket fundraiser at their residence for — referred to as the director of the Division of Correction to ask for leniency in its sentencing suggestion for Polston.
“It defies frequent sense and logic to consider that the Governor and the Governor’s workers’s a number of telephone calls to newly appointed Interim Director for DOC Farris didn’t play a task within the exceptional choice to launch Sara Polston simply over two months into an eight-year sentence for DUI – Nice Bodily Harm,” the report learn.
“This rank political favoritism, significantly on a criminal offense that almost took the lifetime of a 20-year outdated younger lady, is indefensible,” it added.
No prison allegations have been levelled within the report, however it did advocate reforms like requiring inmates to serve a minimal proportion of their sentences earlier than being launched on GPS — and likewise that victims be notified of any releases, as Borrego and her household weren’t when Polston was sprung.
Stitt denied all the grand jury reviews allegations.
“Let me be clear: no governor can unilaterally finish somebody’s jail sentence, and I didn’t achieve this within the Polston case,” he stated in an announcement posted to X. “Previous to modifications within the legislation we made throughout this legislative session, the Division of Corrections may switch somebody convicted of DUI to an ankle monitor. That’s what occurred on this case and all related instances.”
Stitt additionally pointed the finger at ex-Sheriff Chris Amason — who resigned in April after admitting to embezzling 1000’s in marketing campaign funds — for giving Polston “favors” whereas she was in jail.
Neither the Polstons nor Amason responded to request for remark from The Submit.
