Alex Wubbels, the head nurse of the Burn Unit at the University of Utah’s hospital, was professional, calm, and totally correct when she refused to administer a blood test without a warrant.

Unfortunately, the police officer, Detective Jeff Payne, who’d been with the police blood draw program for several years …wasn’t.

The background of the story is this. The patient suffered burns when a suspect fleeing the police crashed into his vehicle. Detective Payne demanded blood be drawn and Alex Wubbels refused because again, there was no warrant. Numerous supervisors reaffirmed Alex’s decision as well, and it must be noted that all the medical personnel followed the law.

The situation deteriorated from there.

Yes, you saw that correctly. Detective Payne, in spite of being informed that a warrant was needed, persisted and lost his temper. He crowded Alex, then threw her up against the wall after dragging her outside the hospital, cuffed her, and stuffed her in the vehicle.