Tag Archives: law

Death Rays Redux

“Good News!” I said to Dr. Tim Zieglerson, PhD, CHP the next day as I walked into his office. “My felony charge was reduced to a misdemeanor. Does that mean I can get my security clearance back?” “No, no, no,” he said, not looking up from his computer “not yet. Let’s let this go onContinue reading “Death Rays Redux”

The Mistake

McMurphree and I went back and forth a few times via email about the plea deal. I told him I wanted to see the police “use of force report” showing that they had TEASER-ed me. I wanted to know everything they had done, and exactly what they accused me of doing. At one point McMurphreeContinue reading “The Mistake”

Thyroid Cancer

Back at work the next day, it was my turn to cover the thyroid patient. When a patient has thyroid cancer, the thyroid gland is surgically removed. After removal, the patient is given a small dose of radioactive iodine and then passed under a nuclear medicine camera. The thyroid gland absorbs iodine. If the cancerContinue reading “Thyroid Cancer”

Email to McMurphree

[Redacted], I spoke with my neighbors who witnessed my arrest. Apparently, I was TEASER-ed several times while the officers sat on my back and whacked at my arms with their batons, trying to get me re-cuffed. Several people have died over the years from being TEASER-ed, especially if they were having trouble breathing. I askedContinue reading “Email to McMurphree”

Workplace Encounters

I returned to work after court that morning. I’d had a busy week, and hadn’t talked much to my coworkers about my family and legal troubles, but after their initial surprise at the situation we began to talk a bit. Pierre, the ex-marine, asked me about my arrest. “Well,” I said, “when they first arrestedContinue reading “Workplace Encounters”