Friday, February 04, 2011


Oak Ridge doctor defends cavity search in trial of man whom he paralyzed for exam
When it came to the extraordinary move to paralyze an Anderson County man to search his body for drugs, this doctor didn't hesitate.

"That exam was going to occur with or without his consent," Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Dr. Michael LaPaglia testified Tuesday in U.S. District Court.

Now, Felix Booker's defense attorney is hoping a jury hearing about the most controversial warrantless body cavity search in local law enforcement history will do what a federal judge would not - toss out a charge the 21-year-old Booker intended to sell the 5.7 grams of crack hidden in his rectum....