Officer Arrested Utah Nurse After He Was Told Not To

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SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah police officer whose rough arrest of a hospital nurse has drawn condemnation put the woman in handcuffs even after investigators told him not to worry about getting a blood sample he was seeking from a patient, the chief whose department asked for it said Friday.

Officers initially wanted the sample as a routine part of a car crash investigation, said Logan Police Chief Gary Jensen. But after Salt Lake City Police detective Jeff Payne was told he'd need a warrant or formal consent to get it, colleagues told him that they would pursue another strategy.

"He simply said, 'Don't worry about it. We'll go another way,'" Jensen said.

Payne nevertheless insisted. When nurse Alex Wubbels held her ground based on the University of Utah hospital's policy, Payne dragged her screaming from the hospital in handcuffs. Salt Lake City police apologized and put Payne on paid leave after dramatic video of the July 26 arrest surfaced.

Police spokeswoman Christina Judd said an internal review will look at the directions Payne received and how he responded.

Prosecutors also opened a criminal investigation that widened Thursday when the district attorney asked the FBI to look into possible civil rights violations.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/officer-arrested-utah-nurse-after-he-was-told-not-to/ar-AArynJM?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=edgsp

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1. My dad was a cop for 30 years, and he despised nothing more than assholes like Payne.

He used to say that too many cops saw their badges as a "dick extension" & they gave all cops a bad name. He always called them out which is probably why he never got a promotion, but he didn't care. He said at least he could sleep at night. God, I miss him.

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2. He needs a bigger hat.

with a visor big enough to hold a copy of the Bill of Rights on the underside where he can read them.