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Lawsuit over scuffle names only OHP trooper

 
RON JACKSON | Published: July 22, 2009    Comment on this article Leave a comment


MUSKOGEE — A Creek Nation emergency medical technician filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against a state trooper who was caught on video choking him during a May 24 traffic stop in Okfuskee County.

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Maurice White Jr. claims his civil rights were violated by trooper Daniel Martin, whose actions remain under review by the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Martin, 37, stopped White’s ambulance on U.S. 62. He said the driver, Paul Franks, made an obscene gesture when the trooper tried to pass with his lights and sirens on.

With a patient in the ambulance, Martin and White became engaged in an escalating, physical altercation that was captured on two videos and viewed nationwide on the Internet. The lawsuit alleges, "Martin had no right or reason to arrest Mr.

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