Obscene VIP jail treatment given to rich wine mom who maimed woman, 20, in DUI crash and got freed very early.. as her cozy friendship with governor is revealed

By NIC WHITE, US SENIOR INVESTIGATIONS REPORTER Published: 16:45, 12 May 2026 | Updated: 16:53, 12 May 2026 A rich lawyer's wife with friends in high places got cushy perks behind bars until she was released just 73 days into an eight-year sentence. Sara Polston drove to pick up her kids from school after a boozy margarita lunch and crashed her Cadillac Escalade into Micaela Borrego's car at 66mph in February 2023. Police in Norman, just outside Oklahoma City, found a bottle of tequila she bought on the way and tests found she had a blood alcohol level of 0.158. After a drawn-out legal battle she finally pleaded guilty and was jailed for eight years last December, also paying $5 million to Borrego in a civil settlement. Meanwhile, Borrego, just 19 when Polston ran into her car, spent weeks in a coma with a five percent chance of survival and had to learn to walk and talk all over again. Shockingly, Polston was released just 73 days into her sentence as part of Oklahoma's controversial ankle monitor program. Her case prompted a multi-county grand jury investigation into the program and uncovered astonishing VIP treatment she received in jail. The damning report revealed the personal intervention of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, a longtime friend of Polston's husband Rod, a well-connected tax lawyer. Sara Polston, a rich lawyer's wife with friends in high places, got cushy perks behind bars until she was released just 73 days into an eight-year sentence Polston drove pick up her kids from school after a boozy margarita lunch and crashed into Micaela Borrego's (pictured) car at 66mph in February 2023 Rod Polston and Stitt were high school classmates and college fraternity brothers, and the Polstons gave $27,000 to his campaigns along with hosting a fundraiser at their home. Dozens of prison phone calls recorded the couple discussing political machinations to get Polston special treatment, and ultimately secure her release. Stitt was never mentioned by name, but the grand jury found that code words like 'Kevin', 'The Guy', 'Our Friend', and 'Our Buddy' referred to him. 'Do you think I'll have any special treatment?' Polston asked her husband in one of the calls. 'I don't know, I'm going to try anyway that I can. I got the highest workers working on it,' he replied. 'That's why I'm concerned about how quickly I can get you out of there. I'm going to try not to beg Kevin, bother him.' Another conversation implied the governor was trying to secure a pardon for Polston behind the scenes. 'He can't do the P?' Polston asked.  'He's got to check to see if he's got, if they (the Pardon and Parole Board) serve, quote-unquote at his pleasure,' Rod replied. Micaela Borrego (pictured was left in critical condition - locked in a weeks-long coma that would ultimately rob her of the ability to speak, eat and walk 'Our friend was not happy that the district attorney did not change her position... I mean, got mad like, 'you are kidding me?'' While at the county jail, Sheriff Chris Amason also bent over backwards to make her time behind bars more comfortable. Calls showed she whined about her iPad - which she was allowed to have against normal procedures - wasn't charged. Rod was also allowed to bring her a Chick-Fil-A meal at one of frequent visitations coordinated by Amason, according to the report. These sorts of inmate accommodations were unprecedented in the Cleveland County Jail,' the grand jury wrote. 'The sheriff informed investigators that he wanted to help the Polstons. He stated he was trying to do Polston a favor and wanted to "do them a solid."' Polston was initially housed in a medical cell, then another area of the jail where she could watch TV, then back to medical when she decided it was too loud.  'Hey, can you text Chris Amason and see if they can move me back to the area that I slept in last night?' she asked her husband in one call. Polston is married to renowned local tax attorney Rod Polston (pictured), and together, the couple live in Norman with their children  Polston was moved from the county jail to a more comfortable, long-term prison far earlier than the average inmate.  'Department of Corrections chief of operation, Jason Sparks ordered chief of population, Jason Bryant, to expedite Sara Polston's transport and have her picked up from the Cleveland County Jail,' the report stated. Rod told his wife in another call that he got her moved to the Dr Eddie Warrior Correctional Center because it 'was at 99 percent capacity so they can "justify bouncing you out earlier because they just don't have the space".' The pardon never materialized, but Polston's friends in high places were able to swiftly secure the next best thing - release with the ankle monitor, the report found. Stitt intervened at least twice to encourage jail authorities to get her onto the program, and later called to interim DOC director Justin Farris to 'confirm' she was being released. Bryant eventually approved her for the program, and both Farris and Sparks told the grand jury that they could have overruled the decision but chose not to. The grand jury report noted that no witness testified that they were directed by the governor to release Polston. However, 'it defies common sense and logic to believe that the governor and governor's staff's multiple phone calls to newly appointed interim director Farris did not play a role in the remarkable decision to release Sara Polston just over two months into an eight year sentence'. Krista Borrego, Micaela's mother and now Micaela's primary full-time caregiver, was not told of the possibility Polston could be getting out, or given an opportunity to object, and only learned of it after the release date was set. The damning report revealed the personal intervention of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (pictured), a longtime friend of Polston's husband Rod Polston's special treatment began even before her sentencing, according to the grand jury's report. 'Civil attorneys for the Polstons presented the Borregos with a conditional offer stating the Polstons would pay $500,000.00 out of their own pocket to the Borregos if Sara Polston was not sentenced to prison,' the report noted. The Borrego family didn't take the offer, and pushed for Polston to be jailed. They later received 10 times that offer in a settlement. The pre-sentence investigation officer assigned to her case was instructed by his supervisor to 'ensure Polston was treated with respect and made to feel comfortable' as she 'feels like law enforcement doesn't like her'. 'The PSI officer was not explicitly instructed to be lenient in his sentencing recommendation to the court; however, he believed that the message carried an implication that he was to be lenient,' the report stated. 'He felt that the wrong decision could cost him his job.' The grand jury stated that the officer was told by his supervisor that this directive was a result of Farris receiving a call from the governor's office. The reported stated that the grand jury investigation 'uncovered deeply concerning practices and actions' by officials, but there was not enough evidence to recommend criminal charges. However, it branded the GPS program 'indefensible and the instances of political favoritism reprehensible'.  'Citizens deserve an even playing field irrespective of wealth, social status, and political connections,' it added. Sara Polston was released from prison on Thursday after 73 served and will now be under electronic monitoring in her home after pleading guilty to a DUI in October  The aftermath of the crash that almost killed Borrego Stitt denied doing anything improper or urging corrections officials to release Polston, and claimed Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond was trying to smear him. 'I never asked for that to happen nor called in special favors. No one testified to that effect and the grand jury found no evidence of such accusations,' he said. 'What is buried deep in this grand jury report is who DID do favors while the inmate was in county jail... 'Cleveland County Sheriff Amason who the attorney general just recently gave a sweetheart plea deal to, and whose attorney is the Attorney General’s biggest political supporter and fundraiser.' Under the GPS program, convicted DUI drivers can be eligible for early release with a GPS tag if they meet certain criteria such as having no prior criminal record. Cleveland County District Attorney Jennifer Austin was also frustrated with the decision to grant the DUI driver early release.  'This is not what the law intends: that a victim can almost be killed and 70 days later, they're released. We have to do better. This is not okay,' Austin said.  Austin discovered 21 other offenders release under similar circumstances, but said their offenses were much less severe.  'I looked at what some of those were, trafficking in drugs, possession with intent, burglaries of autos, not cases that had true victims, that their lives were changed forever,' she told the outlet.  Borrego, just 19 when Polston ran into her car, spent weeks in a coma with a five percent chance of survival and had to learn to walk and talk all over again While at the county jail, Sheriff Chris Amason (pictured) bent over backwards to make her time behind bars more comfortable Stitt intervened at least twice to encourage jail authorities to get her onto the program, and later called to interim DOC director Justin Farris (pictured) to 'confirm' she was being released The Oklahoma Department of Corrections said that the Global Positioning Satellite Program allows eligible inmates to be reintegrated under 'strict supervision.'  The ODOC wrote that Polston had no disqualifying criteria, no prior criminal record and a 'successful history of treatment and community service,' and was therefore eligible.  The Population and Classification unit approved the placement on February 11, according to the ODOC.  'We anticipated that she would be in custody for 24 months, which would be the quarter that she is required to serve by law until she's eligible for parole,' Austin said.  Borrego's heartbroken mother told the outlet: '[the judge] gave her eight years, and with the stroke of a pen, the DOC [Department of Corrections] was able to unravel that.'  No comments have so far been submitted. 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