In Court: Ex-Firefighter James Melady Docket Sounding

In Court: Ex-Firefighter James Melady is scheduled for docket sounding at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 401 before Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols. Trial is scheduled for the following week. Melady faces a first-degree felony rape charge, a third-degree felony voyeurism charge, and a second-degree charge of fraud stemming from an incident aboard an ambulance, when Melady was on duty and he allegedly assaulted an unconscious patient. See: “Ex-Paramedic Accused of Raping Patient in Ambulance Is Denied Bond; County Issues New Rescue Protocols.”