LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- In what police call a growing trend, another police officer was stuck with a needle while searching a suspect Monday -– according to a Louisville Metro Police arrest report.
An LMPD officer said he was searching Joseph “Ray” Blair and asked if he had any needles on him. Blair responded that he had a rig, but the officer said he didn’t know what that meant and continued searching.
While searching through Blair’s right front pocket, the report states the officer was stuck with a needle.
Blair has been charged with wanton endangerment and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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