Thompson Residential Treatment Center: Six Staff Charged in Death of 11-year-old

November 4, 2025

HUNT COUNTY, Texas — Six men are facing felony charges for their alleged involvement with the death of an 11-year-old boy who died while in the care of a state-licensed residential treatment center last November. 

This Thanksgiving will mark one year since 11-year-old Owen, whose last name WFAA is choosing not to use, was found unresponsive in his seat at a movie theater. He and 19 other residents from the former Thompson’s Residential Treatment Center were on an outing to see a movie with seven staff members from the facility, according to federal civil court records.

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