MuskogeePhoenix.com, Muskogee, OK

June 12, 2009

OHP chief to decide trooper's fate


OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol investigation into a scuffle between a trooper and a paramedic is complete, but no decision has been made on the trooper's fate.



OHP Capt. Chris West says an internal investigation has been submitted to the chief of the patrol who will determine what action to take against Trooper Daniel Martin.



Martin has been on administrative leave since June 1 after an incident last month in which he stopped an ambulance that was transporting a patient to a Prague hospital.



A relative of the patient took cell phone video that shows Martin grabbing the paramedic around the neck.



A message left with the trooper's attorney wasn't returned.



The attorney for the paramedic says the trooper was the aggressor and wants an apology.