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Resident alleges police failed to treat injured protected individual after assault; council says it will review
Summary
At the Aug. 20 meeting a Medford resident, Jack Ramey, told the council his wife, a person with a traumatic brain injury, was assaulted and that responding Medford Police officers labeled the incident "mutual combat" and did not provide or arrange medical care.
At the Aug. 20 Medford City Council meeting, resident Jack Ramey told the council his wife, Joyce Ramey, sustained a traumatic brain injury as a child and is recognized as a protected individual, and that she was assaulted Aug. 7. Ramey said his wife called 911 and requested an ambulance; he told council that Medford Police responded but "basically dismissed her" and classified the incident as mutual combat, did not offer first aid, and allowed her to walk home. Ramey said he later drove her to the emergency department because officers did not ensure she received medical care. Ramey told the council he documented "six definitive pieces of evidence" that he said were ignored by Medford Police and that his wife continued to show symptoms after the incident. "If she would've collapsed again, a final one could have been fatal," he said. Mayor Zareczynski and other councilors thanked Ramey for bringing the report and said the city would review the materials he provided. No council action or formal referral was recorded on the public record at the Aug. 20 meeting. The account on the record is Ramey's description of events; the council did not take testimony from police or EMS in the meeting. The council indicated it would review the investigative materials Ramey said he provided to city staff.
