A 24-year-old man faces multiple charges following an alleged assault on a security guard at Lower Bucks Hospital’s behavioral health facility, police said.
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Bristol Township police were called to Lower Bucks Hospital’s mental health unit on June 12 for a report of an assault.
Officers encountered a hospital security guard with a bandaged forehead and awaiting medical treatment.
The guard reported that the 24-year-old Langhorne man had been combative with staff throughout the day, police said.
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Earlier in the month, the man was admitted to the hospital under a mental health warrant and had been involved in several altercations with staff and security personnel, according to police.
The incident escalated when the guard, along with three colleagues, attempted to confine the man to a room after his aggressive behavior intensified. The suspect resisted, assaulting the guard, and throwing punches at others as they pushed him into the room, police said.
Despite the efforts to calm the situation, the guard approached the man and was punched in the head, police said.
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Following the altercation, the staff were able to secure the man in the room.
The guard requiring seven stitches and had several other injuries, including a swollen eye and blurred vision, police said.
The 24-year-old man was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and harassment. He was held at the Bucks County Correctional Facility on 10 percent of $35,000 bail.
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