SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — A pair of EMS workers going to trial for the death of a patient who was strapped to a gurney facedown appeared in court for a short hearing on Monday.
Peter Cadigan and Peggy Finley are charged with first degree murder for the death of Earl Moore Jr.
The pair responded to a call for medical assistance in December of 2022. Footage from cameras worn by Springfield Police officers who were also on the call shows Cadigan and Finley strapping Moore in a prone position (face-down) on a stretcher.
An autopsy performed found that his death was caused by compressional and positional asphyxia due to a face-down restraint.
During Monday's hearing, Finley's attorney said they had hired a pathologist as an expert witness.
The next hearing was set for early January. The attorneys hope to have a trial date set during that hearing.
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