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Letter: Police case against nurse-arresting detective could go either way

(Alex Gallivan | Special to the Tribune) David Newlin leads the crowd in chants at an Emergency Rally hosted by Utah Against Police Brutality, in response to the arrest of U of U nurse Alex Wubbels. Wubbels was arrested by SLCPD Detective Jeff Payne after she refused to take blood from an unconscious patient, which is against hospital policy.

To fire or not to fire, that’s the tough decision facing Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski and police Chief Mike Brown concerning Detective Jeff Payne. I think it could go either way.

It has been said that Payne has been an outstanding officer over his entire career. The arrest and aggressive way in which it was handled with nurse Alex Wubbels at the University of Utah Medical Center has drawn a great deal of criticism locally and nationally, and rightly so. There are good arguments for however the incident turns out.

Stan Jacobson

Ogden