Citizen Report No. 1661441076 - 806007688

Daniel Martin

Oklahoma Highway Patrol

3600 North Martin Luther King Avenue

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111

(405) 425-2424

http://www.ohptroop…

Date of Offense

May 4, 2009

Offense(s)

Abuse of Authority

Chokehold

Conduct Unbecoming

Statement

On May 4th 2009, Trooper Martin pulled over an ambulance that had a patient in the back headed to a medical care facility. Upon conducting the traffic stop, he disregarded the urgency of getting the patient care, escalated the situation into a use of force, resulting in Trooper Martin utilizing a chokehold on the paramedic that attempted to explain the necessity of getting the patient medical care was of a higher priority. Trooper Martin was suspended without pay for 5 days for "conduct unbecoming".

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