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Man Skips TB Pills, Gets Jailed
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Published: December 7, 2007
TUCSON, Ariz. - A man was jailed for failing to take his tuberculosis medication after officials said he was a serious health risk.
James Roman Pearson, 49, remained at the Pima County Jail on Thursday on a tuberculosis violation, more than two weeks after the county health department petitioned to have him taken into custody.
"He is now being held in isolation. The court will decide when he will be released," said Deputy Dawn Hanke, a sheriff's department spokeswoman.
Pearson has been taking his medication since he has been in custody, authorities said.
A Superior Court hearing Wednesday was ordered closed and records sealed, under a state law allowing a TB patient to request both.
The Associated Press
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