Complaint Against DHS Director Found To Have No Merit

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ State Department of Human Services Director Howard Hendrick was cleared Tuesday of a child neglect complaint. <br/><br/>Attorney General Drew Edmondson says in a letter to Hendrick

Tuesday, August 7th 2007, 2:12 pm

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) _ State Department of Human Services Director Howard Hendrick was cleared Tuesday of a child neglect complaint.

Attorney General Drew Edmondson says in a letter to Hendrick that an investigation has concluded the complaint is without merit.

Hendrick confirmed the investigation after his 13-year-old son Hudson was accidentally burned while burning brush during a family trip over the Fourth of July weekend.

The complaint apparently alleged Hendrick didn't promptly get emergency medical treatment for his son. Hendrick has said he contacted a doctor immediately and took his son to see a doctor the next morning.