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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to explain why he should not be held in contempt
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A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff and two of his subordinates to explain why she should not hold them in contempt for violating a court order to transport a suicidal detainee to the hospital. U.S. District Court Judge Nina Y. Wang gave the sheriff’s officials until April 18 to provide evidence…
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Federal judge orders Logan County sheriff to transport detainee with gaping wound to hospital
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Based largely on a photograph of a gaping wrist wound, a federal judge on Thursday ordered the Logan County sheriff to immediately transport a suicidal detainee to the emergency room for treatment. However, the man’s attorneys have since asserted the sheriff’s office disobeyed the directive. The unusual case unfolded rapidly once lawyers for Michael Bretz…
