(Reuters) - A Utah nurse who was unlawfully arrested for refusing to let police take a blood sample from an unconscious patient has received a $500,000 legal settlement from the city and her employer, her attorney said.

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A police body-camera video showing the rough arrest of nurse Alex Wubbels on July 26 sparked outrage after it spread online and was broadcast in media reports.

It showed a Salt Lake City police detective handcuffing the nurse at University of Utah Hospital and shoving her into an unmarked squad car, after she refused to let him draw blood from the patient without a warrant.

Wubbels, after receiving the settlement, will not pursue any lawsuit in connection with the arrest, her attorney Karra Porter said at a Tuesday news conference. Porter could not be reached for further comment.

"This is something that I never expected to happen," Wubbels, who was released soon after her arrest, said at the news conference.


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And, the arresting officer was fired.