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PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man is suing because he claims a security guard’s metal detector caused his pacemaker to fail as he entered Pittsburgh Municipal Court.
Vince Kelly, whose age isn’t revealed in his lawsuit, is suing the city and Allegheny County, who jointly control the courts building, which is connected to the county jail.
Kelly says he was entering the building in January 2014 and warned the security guard that the walk-through magnetometer could cause his pacemaker to fail.
The suit says the guard let Kelly avoid the device, but that she still caused his pacemaker to fail when she waved a hand-held wand too close to his chest. He fell and lost consciousness briefly.
The city and county aren’t commenting. Victory Security, the company that employed the guard, couldn’t immediately be reached Wednesday.