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Mar 16, 2006 12:21 PM

EMT Gets Prison After Defibrillator Prank Kills Co-Worker


Joshua Martin, 25, had pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in January, after jolting a co-worker with cardiac paddles. Courtney Rhoton, 23, died three days after getting the jolt.

Martin cried and apologized to Rhoton's family before being sentenced Tuesday to five years in prison. Four years of that were suspended.
Martin has been in jail since January. He must serve a remaining 10 months behind bars, followed by five years on probation

http://www.thebostonchannel.com/heal...12150303162006


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Old Mar 16, 2006, 01:11 PM

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So sad that his career and her life had to end.
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 01:53 PM

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So sad that he was that stupid and abusive of lifesaving equipment.

I have no sympathy toward him, If he's an EMT, he was trained to know the dangers of that thing.
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 03:11 PM

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I completely agree with you Marie, he was an EMT dear God how could he not know that would kill her?

P.S. Marie I love the Golden Girls too!!
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 03:14 PM

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From what I remember he was a new employee and had not been trained on the defibrilators yet.
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 03:44 PM

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Then he shouldn't have been touching them then.
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 03:56 PM

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the punishment was too lenient...he cost someone their life
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 04:15 PM

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He got off way to easy.
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 05:16 PM

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one year in jail..thats it!!!!! This guy shouldn't have been touching the defibrillator if he didn't know how to use it...was he a student? Even if he was new I would hope that in his EMT education they covered defibrillators. I feel sorry everyone involved but he should have known better!
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Old Mar 16, 2006, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie_LPN
Then he shouldn't have been touching them then.
I don't disagree with you there, just pointing out that he apparently wasn't educated about them like many people think.
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