Jeff Payne, the former Utah detective fired over his controversial arrest of a hospital nurse, is suing Salt Lake City for wrongful termination and seeks $1.5 million and wants his job back.
Last year, Payne was recorded arresting nurse Alex Wubbels after she informed him that hospital policy didn’t allow for a blood draw without a warrant. The patient was Reserve Rigby Police Officer Bill Gray, who was injured in a car crash.
