Utah Detective Jeff Payne, Who Dragged Nurse, Is Fired

Utah Detective Jeff Payne, Who Dragged Nurse, Is Fired
Nurse Alex Wubbels is shown during an incident at University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah in this still photo taken from police body-worn camera video taken July 26, 2017 and provided Sept. 1, 2017. Salt Lake City Police Department/Handout via Reuters
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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The Utah police detective who was filmed dragging a screaming nurse out of a hospital because she refused to draw blood from a patient was fired from his job.

A spokesman for the Salt Lake City Police confirmed to The Associated Press that police chief Mike Brown made the move to fire Detective Jeff Payne after an internal investigation.
Jack Phillips
Jack Phillips
Breaking News Reporter
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