Bowman also went to the hospital and informed the emergency staff there that Green was HIV-positive. When the ambulance arrived, Bowman told the emergency workers that Green was HIV-positive, which they recorded, but it appears that they attempted CPR while driving him to the hospital. While Snead continued to minister to Green, Chief Bowman arrived at the scene and physically pulled Snead away from Green, exclaiming that Green was HIV-positive.īowman called 911 for an ambulance and blocked Snead from attempting to resume attending to Green. Snead was able to guide the truck to a stop and administer CPR, reviving Green who gasped for breath.
At least, that’s what happened to Claude Green.Ĭlaude Green was driving his truck in Welch on June 21, 2005, with Billy Snead as a passenger, when he suddenly suffered heart failure. Suffice it to say, if you’re gay and having heart failure in West Virginia, you may not get CPR if the chief of police has anything to say about it.
So, before I go there, I’ll just let them speak for themselves. The facts of this story are appalling enough all by themselves, without going where I’m about to go with it.
