Clearcreek Township officer to start physical therapy

CLEARCREEK TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WXIX) - Family members say a Clearcreek Township police officer who was shot in the face will have a stent removed and will start physical therapy soon.

On Wednesday a CAT scan showed almost no air in Officer Eric Ney’s brain, a family member told FOX19′s Tricia Macke.

The family said Ney had surgery on August 30 to repair a hole after doctors discovered excess air in his brain.

Ney, a 14-year police veteran, suffered a gunshot wound while responding to a domestic violence situation on July 12.

The man who shot Officer Ney, Mark Evers, 65, was shot dead by Sgt. Nicole Cordero, according to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office said.

A medical helicopter flew Ney to Miami Valley Hospital in critical condition, though Ney was reportedly breathing on his own. The officer’s condition improved markedly over the next week.

He was discharged from a rehab center on July 30 but was readmitted to the ICU on Aug. 7 with several blood clots and pneumonia.

It was then that doctors discovered the hole in his skull.

Family members say surgeons removed one stent from Ney’s brain on Wednesday.

He is being treated with blood thinners for clots and is starting speech therapy.

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