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Utah nurse put in handcuffs for refusing to draw blood

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A video released by the Salt Lake City Police Department shows nurse Alex Wubbels being dragged out a salt lake city hospital and being illegally detained after refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient. The police department is apparently reviewing the incident, but
University of Utah nurse Alex Wubbels refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient on July 26, because officers didn't have probable cause or a warrant
Cop who handcuffed Utah nurse after she refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient faces criminal probe
On Thursday, nurse Alex Wubbels and her attorney released police lapel video, showing her being put into handcuffs on the job on July 26
Salt Lake City police Det. Jeff Payne tried to arrest Wubbels when she refused to draw blood from an unconscious patient
Wubbels was just following the University of Utah's standard procedure - which the police had agreed to a year before
In order to draw blood, Payne would need probable cause or a warrant, and he had neither
After she was put in handcuffs, Wubbels was put in Payne's car for about 20 minutes before being released and no charges were filed against her
Wubbels does not plan to sue the city, but she released the video to hold police officers accountable in the future
Since the video emerged Payne will now face a criminal investigation into the incident
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