Post by WaTcHeR on Jan 27, 2006 11:41:19 GMT -5
01/27/2006 - MIAMI FLORIDA - The Miami-Dade County Independent Review Panel is recommending a Miami-Dade Police officer be disciplined for the arrest of a nurse who refused to draw blood on an inmate – what they are calling overreaction on the cop’s behalf.
Ileana Hollant, who works as a registered nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ward D – the ward reserved for jail inmates - was arrested by officer Richard Closius, after she told him she needed to wait for her shift assignment before drawing blood on an inmate the officer had in his custody. This is standard procedure for the nursing staff.
Apparently the answer was not good enough for the officer and he proceeded to arrest her and charged her with Resisting Arrest Without Violence for the incident that happened January 7, 2005. The department reduced charges to Refusal To Aid A Police Officer, but after a judge threw out charges against her, she decided to file a complaint with the Independent Review Panel.
The panel concluded that Closius be disciplined for overreacting and use of excessive force. They called his conduct unbecoming of an officer.
The recommendation should be reaching Miami-Dade Police Director Bobby Parker by Monday.
The Independent Review Panel is a nine-member volunteer civilian oversight panel which publicly reviews serious complaints made by the public against Miami-Dade County employees and departments, and the department's response to the complaint. The Independent Review Panel reports its findings and recommendations to the Department Director, County Mayor, County Manager and County Commissioners. Public discussion of all reports by the IRP panel members occurs "in the sunshine."
Ileana Hollant, who works as a registered nurse at Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ward D – the ward reserved for jail inmates - was arrested by officer Richard Closius, after she told him she needed to wait for her shift assignment before drawing blood on an inmate the officer had in his custody. This is standard procedure for the nursing staff.
Apparently the answer was not good enough for the officer and he proceeded to arrest her and charged her with Resisting Arrest Without Violence for the incident that happened January 7, 2005. The department reduced charges to Refusal To Aid A Police Officer, but after a judge threw out charges against her, she decided to file a complaint with the Independent Review Panel.
The panel concluded that Closius be disciplined for overreacting and use of excessive force. They called his conduct unbecoming of an officer.
The recommendation should be reaching Miami-Dade Police Director Bobby Parker by Monday.
The Independent Review Panel is a nine-member volunteer civilian oversight panel which publicly reviews serious complaints made by the public against Miami-Dade County employees and departments, and the department's response to the complaint. The Independent Review Panel reports its findings and recommendations to the Department Director, County Mayor, County Manager and County Commissioners. Public discussion of all reports by the IRP panel members occurs "in the sunshine."