Two years after a 911 dispatcher in rural Pennsylvania refused to send emergency medical assistance to an ailing woman, he was charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to court records.
Dispatcher Leon Price was also charged with recklessly endangering another person, official oppression, and obstruction of the administration of law or other government function related to the July 2020 incident, according to the records.
But until then, a not-guilty plea was automatically entered following the informal arraignment hearing, Russo said. CNN reached out to Price and his attorney for comment but did not hear back. Family alleges Price's actions harmed KronkTitchenell filed a federal lawsuit against Price, Greene County and two other employees of the county's emergency communication dispatch center over the incident, according to court documents.
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