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Fracas between trooper, EMT still stirs debate

 
RON JACKSON | Published: June 17, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment


A state health official said Tuesday he is watching with anxiety as a confrontation between a state trooper and an emergency medical technician continues to be disputed in the media.

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"I don’t want people to think this is normal behavior. The Highway Patrol and EMS have always operated seamlessly, usually with no air between them,” said Shawn Rogers, director of emergency medical services for the state Health Department.

Creek Nation EMT Maurice White Jr. appeared on national television Tuesday and called for Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Daniel Martin to be stripped of his badge and gun.

"As the video clearly shows, he was told emphatically that we had a patient that needed to get to the hospital,” White told Maggie Rodriguez during CBS’s "The Early Show.”

Martin is on paid administrative leave following a May 24 altercation in which he is caught on tape choking White during a traffic stop. In the video, White resists Martin’s command that he is under arrest and tells the trooper he has a patient on board.

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