The patient, Gamaliel Coss-Carmona, was at WMCH for a medical evaluation when he grabbed a cane and began hitting staff. Hospital officials immediately called the police. Mr. Coss-Carmona took off running from the officers and while doing so, removed his hospital gown.
Mr. Coss-Carmona was arrested Tuesday afternoon after fleeing to a vacant home several blocks away from the hospital. He was held at the Marion County Jail, with a bail of $15,000, for charges of felony battery on a nurse and aggravated battery.
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