Judge rejects Oxford Center CEO’s request to quash murder charge in therapy chamber fire

A judge denied Tamela Peterson's request to quash a second-degree murder charge related to a 2025 hyperbaric chamber fire at the Oxford Center that killed five-year-old Thomas Cooper. Prosecutors allege Peterson and others ignored safety protocols, leading to the fire, while Peterson's defense argued she lacked criminal intent based on her and others' prior use of the chamber without grounding straps.