We have that too. My point was not all follow their oaths but not allow go against it

An Idaho police department is hailing nurse Alex Wubbels as a hero for standing up to Salt Lake City Detective Jeff Payne, who tried to take blood from a patient without a warrant or the patient’s consent.

That patient, it turns out, is William Gray, a reserve officer in Rigby, a city about 15 miles north of Idaho Falls.

“The Rigby Police Department would like to thank the nurse involved and hospital staff for standing firm, and protecting Officer Gray’s rights as a patient and victim,” the agency said on Facebook. “Protecting the rights of others is truly a heroic act.”

Gray, who is also a truck driver, was badly injured in July when a suspect in a car fleeing police slammed into his truck. The suspect died, and Gray was flown to the University of Utah Burn Center.

In the hospital, police tried to take blood from Gray, who was not under arrest and not conscious and therefore unable to consent to the blood draw. In addition, police did not have a warrant.

Wubbels told Payne he could not draw blood under those circumstances and even got other hospital officials on the phone to confirm that policy to the detective.

She was arrested, and eventually released without being charged.

Payne is now facing a criminal investigation. Another officer is also on leave as the incident is investigated.

The Rigby Police Department said it was not aware of the incident surrounding the blood draw until last week.

“It is important to remember that Officer Gray is the victim in this horrible event, and that at no time was he under any suspicion of wrongdoing,” the department said. “As he continues to heal, we would ask that his family be given privacy, respect, and prayers for continued recovery and peace.”

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Nearly 100 protesters rallied outside the Salt Lake City Police Department on Saturday calling for the firing of a detective who was seen on video arresting a nurse when she refused to allow officers to draw a patient’s blood. The protesters demanded the firing of Detective Jeff Payne, who was shown on video arresting University Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26. Protesters chanted, “Acts of police brutality, not in our community,” and called for justice for Wubbels as they held signs declaring, “Hands off our nurses” and “Fire Detective Payne.” The arrest video, which was released Thursday, shows Wubbels explaining to Payne why she could not draw blood from the patient. She appears to tell him that blood can only be drawn if the patient is conscious and gives consent or is under arrest. Otherwise, she tells Payne she needs to see a warrant, citing a 2016 US Supreme Court ruling.

After an argument between Payne and Wubbels, Payne is seen appearing to place Wubbels under arrest and physically removing her as she screams.

The video shows Wubbels yelling, “Help! Stop! I did nothing wrong!” while being handcuffed.

Payne was attempting to get a blood sample from William Gray, a reserve officer in Rigby, Idaho, who was burned after being involved in a head-on crash with a pickup truck driver who was fleeing police, the Washington Post reported. The driver died in the incident.

Payne wrote in a police report that he grabbed Wubbels and took her outside to avoid causing a “scene” in the emergency room. He said his boss told him to arrest Wubbels if she kept interfering.

The detective left Wubbels in a hot police car for 20 minutes before realizing that blood had already been drawn as part of treatment, said her lawyer, Karra Porter. Wubbels was released without being charged.

“This was an egregious act of police violence against one of the most important people in our community — a nurse,” protest organizer David Newlin told the crowd Saturday, according to the Salt Lake Tribune. “Someone who gives her life, gives her time to heal the most vulnerable among us.”

Payne and a second unnamed officer were placed on leave after the incident. Officials have said they also were reviewing the conduct of Payne’s boss, a lieutenant who reportedly called for Wubbels’ arrest.

Christina Judd, a spokesperson for the Salt Lake City police, said in a statement Friday the department was alarmed by what it had seen and was working to investigate what went wrong.

The Associated Press contributed to this report

Well,
He got fired from one job as a part time paramedic over this....

Guess he should not have said he would bring all the transients "here" and the "good customers" elsewhere...


I doubt he will be fired as a cop but merely demoted to road duty as a motorcycle cop where that type of attitude is expected...