911 dispatcher accused of mishandling call from slain UW-Madison student’s phone says disconnect happened on student’s end

The 911 dispatcher accused of mishandling a call from the cell phone of UW-Madison student Brittany Zimmermann the day of her slaying on Wednesday denied hanging up on the call, union officials said.

Shannon Maier, president of AFSCME Local 720, which represents Dane County courthouse and 911 center employees, said the dispatcher, who hasn’t been named, contradicts center director Joe Norwick, who last week said the dispatcher ended the call from the slain student’s cell phone.