Former Bell City Manager Robert Rizzo was removed on a gurney Wednesday during his preliminary hearing.Rizzo was seated on a bench outside the courtroom at the downtown LA Criminal Courts Building when paramedics arrived at 12:30 p.m. He was talking to attorneys during a break. Rizzo complained of chest pains and light-headedness.
Rizzo, who was responsive, had a towel over his face as paramedics removed him from the building. He was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital near downtown Los Angeles.
Hospital officials would not give an update on Rizzo's condition.