As the patient was scheduled to be released from the emergency room, he reportedly took out a knife and lunged at a security guard. Multiple guards disarmed him until police arrived. No one was injured, WSAZ reports.
The man is charged with attempted malicious wounding, which carries a 10-year sentence if convicted.
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