“Please bring in the next witness, Bailiff” said the Judge. “Mr. Underbred, you may return to the witness room.” “The next witness is Deputy Eduardo Cervantes” announced the Bailiff. Deputy Cervantes took the stand, and I recognized him as the deputy who arrived on a motorcycle. He was also the one who spoke to meContinue reading “Cervantes Testimony”
Tag Archives: radiation-safety
Into the Fire
One day at Weaks Hospital, we got a call from the morgue on the second floor. A recent Brachy Therapy patient had passed away. Could we come check his radiation levels? Of course we could. It’s what we do. The Radiation Safety Unit of the Environmental Health and Safety Department got this type of callContinue reading “Into the Fire”
The Routine Survey
One of the more mundane tasks we had in the Radiation Safety Unit of Roquefort University and Weeks Hospital was the Routine Radiological Survey. The Nuclear Regulatory Commision (NRC) defines a Radiological Survey as: “The evaluation of the radiation hazards accompanying the production, use, or existence of radioactive materials under a specific set of conditions.Continue reading “The Routine Survey”
a cup of coffee
I called Attorney Phycks and left a message. “Hi this is Justin Marlin, blah blah blah, I wanna sue the County Sheriff for excessive use of force.” His paralegal returned my call shortly thereafter and we set up an appointment. His office was in downtown Roquefort. I found parking and rode the elevator up toContinue reading “a cup of coffee”
dirty bomb research
Shortly after my arrest, I told several people of the event. I felt I should tell the scouting people, Angeleno for instance, my boss, obviously, Dr. Tim Zieglerson, my son’s hockey coach, and also Hans Koblenz. Hans and I got along well at work, and we were working closely together on a national Dirty BombContinue reading “dirty bomb research”
Goodbye, McMurphree
McMurphree set up an appointment to talk about my case and the plea offer. “What do you think?” he asked “Will you accept the plea deal and finish this off? I got you down from a felony to a misdemeanor. If you take the deal, all you plead guilty to is Resisting Arrest.” “Did youContinue reading “Goodbye, McMurphree”
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”
MR RSO
Andy invited me to join a list server he’d started called “MR RSO” which stood for “Medical and Research Radiation Safety Officer.” My background was Nuke Power Radiation Safety, so this would help expose me to the ins and outs of the Medical and Research side of Rad Safety. There was another Rad Safety onlineContinue reading “MR RSO”
Shocked in the Suburbs 