© Provided by Independent Print Limited The Utah detective who dragged away a screaming nurse for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient has been fired.
Jeff Payne lost his patience with Alex Wubbels in July, grabbing her and handcuffing her after she reiterated a hospital policy that would not allow her to perform the procedure.
Body-worn video of the incident at University Hospital in Salt Lake City went viral, leading to outrage. Hospital bosses later told police to “stay away from our nurses”.
Attorney Greg Skordas, who represents Mr Payne, said his client planned to appeal a firing he considered unfair. Mr Skordas claimed Mr Payne would still be employed if the body camera footage had not generated so much attention and blown the events out of proportion.
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