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Jury finds EMT not guilty of injuring patient during 2022 transport

The Martin County EMT was found not guilty on all charges

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Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on March 11, 2022. It has since been updated to reflect a jury found the defendant not guilty on all charges in Sept. 2024.


By EMS1 Staff

MARTIN COUNTY, Ind. — A jury has found an EMT not guilty after accusations he injured a patient during a transport.

Matthew Ray Copeland was charged in 2022 with official misconduct, intimidation and battery. He turned himself into the Martin County Jail at the time of the accusation.

In September 2024, a jury found Copeland not guilty on all charges.