DETROITTwo 911 operators who authorities say did not believe a 5-year-old boy who called to say his mother had collapsed were arraigned Friday on willful neglect of duty charges. Judge Jimmylee Gray entered not guilty pleas for Sharon Nichols 43, and Terri Sutton, 47. If convicted of the misdemeanor, they could get a year in jail. The women declined to comment afterward, but their lawyers said the operators intend to fight the charges. "We look forward to coming to court and defending this case in the proper forum," said Sutton's lawyer, David Lee.
| Translation: they're stone cold guilty, but he's getting paid. |
Disciplinary action against the operators was pending and could range from suspension without pay to dismissal, police said.
| You'd think this would be easy, wouldn't you. |