SALT LAKE CITY – A second Salt Lake City police officer has been put on paid leave as authorities investigate the use of force in a nurse’s arrest.
The July 26 incident captured on police body-camera video showed Detective Jeff Payne dragging nurse Alex Wubbels from a hospital and handcuffing her after she refused to allow blood to be drawn from an unconscious patient in a car-crash investigation.
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The video has caused outrage since it was released Thursday. Prosecutors have asked for a criminal investigation, prompting the police department to put two officers on paid administrative
leave.
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The second officer hasn’t been formally identified, but officials have said they also were reviewing the conduct of Payne’s boss, a lieutenant who reportedly called for the arrest if Wubbels kept interfering.
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