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Published July 06, 2009, 01:30 PM

Wounded deputy briefly on ventilator

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff's deputy shot several times last February has been taken off a ventilator.

MAHNOMEN, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff's deputy shot several times last February has been taken off a ventilator.

The wife of Mahnomen (muh-NOH'-min) County Deputy Chris Dewey says he is resting comfortably. Dewey 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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