In Court: Ex-Firefighter James Melady Trial

In Court: Ex-Firefighter James Melady is scheduled for his first trial day starting with what is expected to be a day-long voir dire, or jury selection, from a pool of 50 jurors, at 8:30 a.m. in Courtroom 401 before Circuit Judge Dawn Nichols. 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.”