SALT LAKE CITY—A Utah nurse said she was scared to death when a police officer handcuffed and dragged her screaming from a hospital after she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient. Payne didn’t return messages left at publicly listed phone numbers, and the Salt Lake Police Association union did not respond to messages for comment. Wubbels told Payne that a patient had to allow a blood sample to determine intoxication or be under arrest. Salt Lake County District Attorney Sim Gill said that the video was concerning and called the police chief to ask for a criminal investigation. The department is open to the inquiry that will be run by Salt Lake County’s Unified Police, Judd said.

Source: thestar September 01, 2017 20:02 UTC