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Michigan wins appeal over prisoner’s air mattress
KINGSLEY, Mich.
A federal appeals court has deflated a Michigan prisoner’s air mattress.
The court on Thursday overturned a 2013 order by a judge who told the state Corrections Department to let Richard Boone II use an air mattress to relieve pain.
In a 3-0 decision, the court said U.S. District Judge Arthur Tarnow didn’t follow the correct procedure for an injunction. It also suggested Boone probably won’t win his lawsuit over his overall care, another key factor in an injunction.
Boone, 45, is a convicted robber locked up at the Pugsley prison near Traverse City. His medical history includes a hip replacement and major leg surgery, and he said a private doctor had recommended an air mattress.
But officials took it away after six months, saying prison medical staff believed exercise and weight loss were better options.
Prison mattresses “are crappy,” Assistant Attorney General Jim Farrell said in court last December. “No one wants to be on an MDOC mattress. Everybody wants an air mattress. It’s a comfort issue. And, you know, if we give it to him for comfort purposes, we are going to have 44,000 prisoners asking for an air mattress.”
Texas rancher’s dog hitches ride on ambulance
MASON, Texas
A dog named Buddy didn’t wait for an invitation when his 85-year-old owner had to go to the hospital.
Four-year-old Buddy hitched a ride on the outside of the ambulance carrying Texas rancher J.R. Nicholson to Hill Country Memorial Hospital.
Ranch hand Brian Wright said he summoned the ambulance Oct. 26 when Nicholson felt dizzy.
The San Angelo Standard-Times reported that a motorist flagged down the ambulance to say a dog was on a side step. Buddy was then put into the ambulance with the patient.
Wright drove separately. At the hospital, medical staff told him about Buddy’s trip. Wright retrieved the dog from the ambulance, then later drove his boss and Buddy home.
Men accused of target practice inside home
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Two men are facing charges after they were accused of target shooting in the basement of a Colorado Springs home.
Police said they responded to a 911 call reporting shots fired inside the house. Officers said as they approached the house, they heard more shots and noticed the front door was open.
Officers said when they got inside, they found two men taking turns shooting at glass bottles.
Christian Clark and Codie Leslie were arrested on suspicion of illegal use of weapons and reckless endangerment. No injuries were reported.
Associated Press