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** Kentucky man seizes EMS unit, locks medics out

** Arkansas medic killed in car accident

** Kentucky police in Louisville arrested a man Sunday after he jumped in an ambulance, locked the doors, and refused to budge. That is the word from WAVE3 (Joey Brown/October 28) which said the man overtook the EMS unit around 1 a.m. Apparently intending to make off with the vehicle, he was thwarted by medics who stood in front of it waiting for police to arrive. Roshwan G. Trammel, 18, was taken into custody shortly afterwards. He told officers he was trying to go to Canada.

** Funeral services were held Sunday for an Arkansas paramedic killed Thursday in a car accident. KTHV (October 27) said the commemoration for Vernon resident Tony McSpadden was held Sunday at 2 p.m. in Conway. Described as a well respected practitioner, McSpadden leaves a wife and son behind. By the time of his death, he had worked EMS for a decade.

** Maryland man sentenced in driving death of EMS director

** Maryland paramedic/firefighter shot and killed in murder-suicide

** A Maryland paramedic/firefighter is dead after being gunned down early Sunday in what police are describing as a murder-suicide. CBS Baltimore (October 27) said Andrew Hoffman, 27, and his girlfriend Marie Hartman, 26, were shot around 1:30 a.m. inside his home. According to the news service, authorities say city police officer Christopher Lee Robinson, 37, killed the two before turning the gun on himself. Hartman was Robinson’s ex-girlfriend. She leaves a six-year-old son behind. Funeral services are pending.

** A Maryland man will spend 18 months in jail for the driving death of a Washington County EMS director. That is the word from the Herald Mail (October 27) which said Glenelg resident Jeffrey Daryl Neuman Jr., 19, pleaded guilty Thursday to negligent manslaughter. Neuman, who was 17 at the time of the June 14, 2012 incident, was behind the wheel of his BMW when it crossed the centre line into the path of the Nissan driven by Brigitte Heller, 51. Heller died 14 days later in hospital, while her daughter Brittany was treated and released. Neuman had been pulled over by police for speeding shortly before the crash. As part of a plea deal, thirteen charges were dismissed in the case. Among these was negligent homicide while under the influence and criminally negligent manslaughter. Following his release from jail, Neuman will serve 3 years supervised probation.