Fox News segment on the situation, including an interview with the
EMT and the
Highway Patrol Trooper.
Update(
Thank you, STATter911):
UPDATE (
Thanks to Death2theNWO777):
STATter911 has the most up-to-date information on the situation:
Maurice White Jr. arrested following traffic stop.
Oklahoma paramedic who was at the center of confrontation with
OHP is accused of resisting arrest.
http://tinyurl.com/ygtrjkm
Medical technician files lawsuit against OHP trooper
http://newsok.com/medical-technician-files-lawsuit-against-ohp-trooper/article/3386953
Paramedic is a danger to the community according to Trooper
Martin's attorney:
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article
.aspx?subjectid=12&articleid;=20090615_12_0_OKLAHO620450
Oklahoma Highway Patrol confirms Trooper
Daniel Martin is on paid administrative leave.
Action happened on June 1, but announced yesterday.
http://statter911.com/2009/06/11/oklahoma-highway-patrol-confirms-trooper-daniel-martin-is-on-paid-administrative-leave-action-happened-on-june-1-but-announced-yesterday/
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Witness Says Trooper May
Need Anger Management
http://current.com/news/90134099_witness-says-trooper-may-need-anger-management
.htm
Witness video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIfEsE73Cbo&feature;=channel
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Here is the statement made by the EMT:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/emtstatement_0509
.pdf
And the ambulance driver:
http://static.ktul.com/documents/franksstatement_0509.pdf
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Question Raised In Trooper, Paramedic Dispute
Posted: May 28, 2009 1:53 PM
PDT Updated: May 28, 2009 2:45 PM PDT
OHP says before the home video was recording, the paramedic assaulted the state trooper.
Witness
Diana Walkup says the paramedic never touched anyone until the patrolman grabbed his arm.
By Dan Bewley and
Terry Hood,
The News On 6
UNDATED - There are more details about a confrontation earlier this week between an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper and a paramedic in
Okfuskee County.
The incident was caught on tape as the trooper accuses the ambulance driver of not pulling over when the patrol car was trying pass him. What does the law say about who has the right of way?
It was Sunday along
Highway 62 in Paden. Kenyada
Davis is behind the cell phone camera. His mother was being transported by
Muscogee Creek Nation EMS to a hospital in
Prague.
5/27/2009
Related story: Trooper, Paramedic
Fight Caught on Tape
In a statement obtained by The News On 6, paramedic Maurice White said the patrol car came within three feet of the ambulance with its lights on, eventually passing while telling the driver over the emergency radio: "You should consider checking you rearview mirrors."
Read the rest of the article at the link below:
http://www.newson6.com/
Global/story
.asp?S=10440200
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For the trolls who are questioning this statement, here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aAOAwjBMRY&feature;=response_watch
At 2:36 the newscaster says the following:
By the way, Kenyada's mother was treated and released.
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I want to extend a special "thank you" to
Cole Cash, who saw the first news coverage of this event and told me about the report.
- published: 11 Jun 2009
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