Cop Stops Son From Driving Dying Mom To Hospital Only Blocks Away Because Of Expired Tags

A Shelby County sheriff's deputy was given a one-day suspension today for using poor judgment when he delayed a man for expired tags while taking his mother to the hospital.

Deputy Micah McNinch, who has been with the department since 2006, "made a mistake in judgment" during the March 12 stop of Wayne Ables at Wolfchase Galleria, Sheriff Mark Luttrell said. Ables was trying to get his 83-year-old mother, Vernice Ables, to St. Francis Hospital-Bartlett when he was stopped in the early morning hours.

Vernice Ables was gasping for air in the back seat of her son's car because of a lung condition when the deputy stopped them for the expired tags. The hospital was less than a mile away, and Wayne Ables could see the top of the medical building from where he was stopped.

Instead of providing an escort for Ables or following him to the hospital and dealing with the ticket there, McNinch asked for Ables' license and proof of insurance. He called for an ambulance at the scene.

The sheriff said in the videotape, the Ables family asks for an ambulance, and McNinch asks them if they want him to call an ambulance.

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[Tzimnewman3]

Why do people stop? I would ignore the police and continue. Let them do what they want to do at the hospital

[mrtundra45]

Death to that little Piggy !!

[ffjsb]

Sounds like two idiots collided. First idiot should've called EMS instead of her getting worse while he was loading her into the car. The exertion of walking out to the car couldn't pushed her over the edge. And the cop should've followed them to the ER and wrote the ticket there. Most of the other deputies probably have this guy pegged as an idiot already. There's always someone who graduates last in their class.

[retepkritiotis]

That Cop  needs to be shot and pissed on !!!!1

[Hispandinavian]

Filthy fascist pigs. If they can randomly let citizens die at the hands of their abuse, we should return the favor!

[TheAlbertfclark]

WOW!!! THAT COP NEED TO SHOOT HIMSELF IN THE FACE FOR THAT !!!!!! 2 TIMES

[polarpol]

@OSKOcolot we all make mistakes,asshole.this episode wouldn't be on tv if that was only tags issue.

[charle1236]

fucking disrespect that cop needs to be demoted fucking heartless people...

[ILike2OwnU2]

stfu dam pigs motto is to protect n serve it seems more like let u die n suffer

[0406763552]

SHOOT THAT FUCKING PIG IN THE FACE!!!

[PDigi2o3]

Why the fuck did he even stop, the person driving should kept going.  Fuck that cop. He will get his.

[PDigi2o3]

Umm, if that happened to me, the cop would be dead.