A Delaware County man was taken into custody after allegedly assaulting security personnel and damaging property at Jefferson Bucks Hospital earlier this month.
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The 31-year-old Concord Township, Delaware County, man was preliminarily arraigned by District Judge John Galloway on charges of aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and criminal mischief following the Jan. 2 incident.
The Falls Township Police Department was called to the hospital on North Oxford Valley Road at approximately 3:16 a.m. for reports of a disorderly patient.
Officers said the 31-year-old man had to be restrained on the floor of the emergency room waiting room by hospital staff. It reportedly required seven to eight people to hold the 31-year-old man down.
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Police said the 31-year-old man had come to the hospital for drug detoxification.
While the 31-year-old man had been cleared for detox, he became agitated after learning he would not be immediately transferred to a rehabilitation facility, police said.
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When the 31-year-old man refused to leave the premises, a security officer attempted to escort him from the building, police said.
It was alleged that the security officer and the 31-year-old man fell into a wall during a struggle. The fall resulted in damage to the wall and a telephone. The 31-year-old man then allegedly struck the security officer on the right side of the head, causing bruising above the forehead, police said.
The district set bail at 10 percent of $75,000, and the 31-year-old man was remanded to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.
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Editor’s Note: All individuals arrested or charged with a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty. The story was compiled using information from police and public court documents.
