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Officer injured when parolee attempts to disarm him inside hospital
By ksl.com- Geoff Liesik and Sandra Yi
Published: 04/28/2014

VERNAL — A Naples police officer suffered shrapnel injuries Saturday when a parolee from Oregon attempted to disarm him inside the emergency room at Ashley Regional Medical Center, authorities said.

James Robert Olson, 30, was at the hospital for a medical evaluation prior to being booked into jail following a bizarre series of events earlier in the day, Assistant Vernal Police Chief Keith Campbell said.

When the officer removed Olson's handcuffs about 9 p.m. to let him use the bathroom, Olson went for the officer's gun, Campbell said.

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