Trooper Paramedic Dispute

Paramedic involved in OHP incident arrested January 11, 2010 VIAN - A paramedic involved in a traffic stop scuffle with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper in May was arrested Monday on municipal complaints that include resisting arrest, police said. Maurice White Jr., 56, was booked into the Sequoyah County jail on complaints of resisting arrest, failure to obey a lawful... Read More

Report on Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper Daniel Martin's excessive force complaint released October 09, 2009 An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper who is on leave for the second time this year over excessive force complaints said in his report on the latest incident that he hit a man with his baton only after the man appeared to physically resist arrest. Acting on an open records request from The Associated Press, the... Read More

Trooper Daniel Martin's attorney says video exonerates client October 06, 2009 HOLDENVILLE — The attorney for a trooper placed on paid administrative leave Sunday said his client will be exonerated when dashboard video of an incident in Holdenville is released. Trooper Daniel Martin, who was suspended for five days this summer over an Okfuskee County incident, and trooper Tommy Allen... Read More

OHP trooper gets 5-day suspension July 23, 2009 STROUD — Oklahoma Highway Patrol officials said trooper Daniel Martin, whose May 24 scuffle with paramedic Maurice White Jr. was caught on tape, will be suspended for five days without pay. The suspension was effective immediately and runs through Tuesday, officials said during a press conference. Martin also... Read More

OHP suppends trooper involved in scuffle July 22, 2009 STROUD – The Oklahoma Highway Patrol has scheduled a hastily arranged news conference to announce possible disciplinary action against a trooper who became involved in a widely publicized scuffle with a paramedic in May. A news conference is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday in Stroud to discuss what, if any,... Read More

Lawsuit over scuffle names only OHP trooper July 22, 2009 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. Maurice White Jr. claims his civil rights were violated by trooper Daniel Martin, whose actions remain... Read More

Medical technician files lawsuit against OHP trooper July 21, 2009 MUSKOGEE — A Creek Nation emergency medical technician filed a lawsuit Tuesday in federal court against a state trooper who was caught on video chocking him during a May 24 traffic stop in Okfuskee County. Maurice White, Jr. claims his civil rights were violated by trooper Daniel Martin, whose actions remain... Read More

Rough reputations follow trooper, medic in scuffle June 21, 2009 State trooper Daniel Martin and Creek Nation paramedic Maurice White Jr., who were thrust into the national media spotlight after a May 24 scuffle, both have reputations as bullies and histories of confrontation, former supervisors and co-workers say. Martin’s defense attorney, Gary James, portrayed him last... Read More

Fracas between trooper, EMT still stirs debate June 17, 2009 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. "I don’t want people to think this is normal behavior. The Highway Patrol and EMS have always operated seamlessly, usually... Read More

Paramedic Maurice White Jr. calls for trooper Daniel Martin's badge June 16, 2009 The Creek Nation paramedic involved in a May 24 scuffle with an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper said in a nation television interview Tuesday morning the trooper should have his badge and gun taken away. "As the video clearly shows, he was told emphatically that we had a patient that needed to get to the... Read More