The Salt Lake City police officer who was fired after handcuffing a nurse who tried to stop him from performing a blood draw on a patient without a warrant is suing his former employer and the city.

The warrant was approved at 4:02 a.m., when Vortherms was in surgery. After the surgery, hospital staff drew his blood at 5:44 a.m. and again at 6:44 a.m. The latter draw showed a blood alcohol of ...