Monday 25 July 2016

EMS Workers Arrested For Participating In "Selfie War" With Unconscious Patients


Corpse Snap Chat/Face Swap? Oh, yeah, it's coming. Story out of Okaloosa County, Florida:

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Okaloosa County EMS paramedic and issued active warrants for another in connection with an investigation that revealed they used their cell phones to take selfies and videos with patients inside ambulances for their own amusement as part of a “selfie war” competition.

Many patients were intubated, sedated, or otherwise unconscious at the time. 24-year old Kayla Renee Dubois of Navarre is charged with two counts of interception and disclosure of oral communications, a third degree felony. (Florida Statute 934.03 (1)(a). Dubois was arrested Thursday morning in Santa Rosa County.

Active warrants have been issued for 33-year old Christopher Wimmer of Crestview on seven counts of the same charge, along with a misdemeanor battery charge. The battery charge involves Wimmer holding open the eyelid of a sedated patient for a selfie. Investigators say he also posed with an elderly woman with her breast exposed.

The OCSO investigation was launched on May 13th after Okaloosa County Public Safety officials learned of the allegations from three other EMS employees a week earlier, began an immediate internal investigation, and then requested a criminal investigation. It revealed the defendants exchanged texts challenging each other to produce more selfies and to “step up” their game. Dubois, who was terminated from her position at EMS May 20th, was arrested in Navarre. Cont.

Story from - WTVY

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