Las Cruces psychiatrist abused former patient, police say
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A Las Cruces psychiatrist has been arrested after police say he abused a former patient.
Daniel J. Brandt, 54, was charged with one count of abuse of a resident, a fourth-degree felony, according to a Las Cruces Police Department news release.
Police allege Brandt grabbed the hoodie of a 28-year-old former patient, twisted it in his hand and escorted the intellectually disabled inside Campo Behavioral Health Services on Tuesday. Brand’s hold was tight enough, according to police, that the man choked and passed out for a brief time.
Brandt had worked with the man for 13 years, till July when the man’s court-appointed guardian requested a change in psychiatrists, the news release states.
The man and caretaker had gone to Campo Behavioral Health Services on Tuesday to reconcile records. That’s when Brandt allegedly approached them in the parking lot, suggesting the man see a new therapist at the facility. When the man refused, Brandt allegedly grabbed him…
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