Sheriff's Deputy Taken Off Ventilator

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By KBJR News 1

Story Published: Jul 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM CST

Story Updated: Jul 6, 2009 at 12:45 PM CST

A Minnesota sheriff's deputy shot several times last February has been taken off a ventilator.

The wife of Mahnomen County Deputy Chris Dewey says he is resting comfortably.

Dewey, a graduate of the Hibbing Community College law enforcement program was placed on a ventilator Saturday when medication failed to slow his heart rate and control his blood pressure, his wife, Emily Dewey, wrote in a CaringBridge update Sunday.

Dewey is recovering in a Colorado hospital.

He was attacked on Feb. 18 while investigating a suspected drunk driver.

Two suspects were ultimately arrested after a nine-hour standoff.

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