Testifying Baltimore County cop won?t be required to have brain scan

Published July 2, 2008 4:00am ET



A Baltimore County cop has won his fight against a brain scan ordered by his superiors one day after he testified against them in a case involving officers who suffered on-the-job seizures.

U.S. District Court Judge Benson Everett Legg signed an order Tuesday barring county officials from requiring 21-year veteran Officer William Blake to undergo any additional medical tests. Police brass had ordered the exam 12 years after Blake suffered a seizure and subsequently returned to work without further complications.

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