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March 28 (UPI) -- A woman who used injections of tire sealant as buttocks enhancement, a procedure in which one customer died, was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Oneal Ron Morris, 36, pleaded no contest in February to manslaughter and practicing medicine without a license. She was sentenced Monday in a Broward County, Fla., court to 10 years imprisonment and five years' probation. Morris, who is transgender, will serve her term in a men's prison.
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The sentencing came after one customer, Shartaka Nuby, received up to 10 butt injections between 2007 and 2010, and died of related complications in 2012. Investigators learned that Morris injected her customers, who could not afford standard cosmetic surgery, with fluids including silicone, mineral oil, Fix-a-Flat tire sealant, cement and Super Glue.
In court, Morris said she was victimized by media attention and chose a plea deal of no contest to avoid a trial.
"I've been found guilty by the media and outside sources, based on lies," she said.
Her lawyer, William Lanphear, said Morris' customers knew they were not dealing with a legitimate doctor in seeking the treatments, adding, "All parties share the responsibilities and the blame for their own actions and the role they played. There was an assumption of risk obligation from the victims."
Morris previously served a jail sentence for practicing medicine without a license.
