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Source: KUTV
by Larry D. Curtis, KUTV
(KUTV) Gold Cross Ambulance has fired Jeff Payne, the officer who arrested a nurse at the University of Utah.
Payne was a part time paramedic for the Utah ambulance service.The termination was announced in a press release Tuesday from Gold Cross that said in part, "...we take his inappropriate remarks regarding patient transports seriously." The company said it would "continue to maintain our values of outstanding patient focused care, safety, and the complete trust of the communities we serve."
The termination is effective immediately.
Payne has received national attention since he arrested nurse Alex Wubbles who denied him access to a patient to draw blood. She said his arrest was assault. Video of the arrest from Payne's body camera was released. Since Wubbles approached the media, University of Utah Hospital police, have issued an apology for not protecting her.
http://kutv.com/news/local/officer-who-arrested-nurse-fired-as-part-time-paramedic
underpants
(182,800 posts)Not a word about it until this week that I know of.
Brother Buzz
(36,424 posts)the damning video splashed last week.
dembotoz
(16,803 posts)From both sides
No excuse
treestar
(82,383 posts)It is as a cop he should be fired.
tblue37
(65,340 posts)didn't comply with his illegal order to draw blood.
Brother Buzz
(36,424 posts)treestar
(82,383 posts)his bad arrest. But OK. So the question is, is he still a cop?
Brother Buzz
(36,424 posts)I'm hoping they are just dotting the i's and crossing the t's while they build a bullet-proof case to terminate, because this ain't gonna blow over.
FSogol
(45,484 posts)The police department should do the same.
demigoddess
(6,640 posts)have those rules. And he seems prone to break rules if it is okay for him.
exboyfil
(17,863 posts)I bet they are praying no former patients have claims.
Skittles
(153,160 posts)yet he knows less about hospital procedures than I do? How is that possible?
XRubicon
(2,212 posts)and a part time truck driver. Republican heaven, everyone part time with limited benefits.
I am guessing that is why this thing blew up in his face.