Motions filed in a case against two Springfield EMTS accused of first-degree murder say that false statements have been made to investigators and one of the EMTs are alleged to have tried to influence the statements of a Springfield Police officer.
Sangamon County State’s Attorney Dan Wright’s motions claim that an Illinois State Police investigation into the death of 35 year old Earl Moore Jr. of Springfield claims that LifeStar EMT Peggy Finley talked to Springfield Police officer Jacob Wayda, asking him to ensure HSHS St. John’s personnel that Moore was a “different patient” from the time he was picked up by Finley and EMT Peter Cadigan, to his arrival at HSHS St. John’s Hospital, according to a report from the State Journal Register. Moore had called police after hallucinating from detoxing from alcohol and marijuana in his system.
Moore died less than an hour after his transport to the hospital from compression and positional asphyxia after being strapped in a face-down prone position on a gurney by the two EMTs. Both have been charged with first-degree murder and have pled not guilty.
According to a copy of the motion, Wayda told State Police investigators that Finley said the hospital was probably going to want a statement from him and “to ensure that I told them that Moore was ‘responsive’ while we were at [Moore’s] residence.” Wayda told investigators that when he asked Finley to clarify what she meant about Moore being a “different patient,” Finley “did not form...
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