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Article: Redwood City District Attorney Dismisses Assault and Resisting Arrest Charges Against Mr. Natural Universe.
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- June 1, 2007
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Redwood City Police Department to Educate Officers about Identifying and Assisting Victims of Diabetic Shock
SAN FRANCISCO, June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs & Ferraro, LLP today announced that the Redwood City, Calif. District Attorney's office has dropped all charges against Doug Burns, a Type 1 diabetic, stemming from an April encounter with police in which officers subdued, maced and injured him while he was in the midst of a potentially life-threatening episode of diabetic shock.
Mr. Burns, the reigning winner of the Natural Universe Bodybuilding Championships, a steroid-free bodybuilding competition, serves on the board of the Silicon Valley branch of ...