Roger W. Hager, 65, of Cookson was charged Monday with second-degree manslaughter. If convicted, he could face two to four years in prison or up to a $1,000 fine, according to court records.
Sequoyah County Sheriff's Deputy Rick Carter reported that at about 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2007, he was contacted by Muskogee County emergency medical service (EMS) about a scene that seemed suspicious.
EMS was dispatched to the Hager home in reference to an unresponsive female. Upon EMS arrival, Roger Hager told paramedics that Patricia Hager had been lying on the couch since about 7:15 a.m. Aug. 1, 2007.
During questioning by Carter, Hager told Carter that he had purchased a portable toilet on July 30, 2007. He said on Aug. 1, 2007, he woke up and went into the living room and turned on the television. Patricia asked what time it was and asked for an additional 15 minutes. That was the last time she spoke to Hager, Hager told Carter. Hager told Carter that he went in at 10 a.m. and she was still asleep and he attempted to wake her with no results. Hager told police that he attempted to wake her with no results numerous times during the day. Hager looked at her and she looked like she was dead, Hager allegedly told Carter. EMS was not called.
On Aug. 2, Hager still had no results waking her or having her speak to him.
On Aug. 3, he called a Vian doctor and was told to get his wife to a hospital. He asked Patricia numerous times if she wanted to see a doctor or go to the hospital, Hager told police.
Patricia Hager died at 10:30 p.m. Aug. 3, 2007. Carter wrote that he believed that if Roger Hager had contacted medical professionals that Patricia Hager would have had a better chance to live.
