Devin J. Brown, the hospital employee, is accused of stabling 39-year-old Karriem Mixon in the upper body when the two men were involved in an altercation near an elevator bank at the hospital.
Rochester police investigator Jackie Shuman told the Democrat & Chronicle Mr. Mixon’s injuries were not life threatening.
Mr. Brown was charged with second-degree assault. He denied the charges in court Monday.
A hospital spokesman told the Democrat & Chronicle Mr. Brown will not return to Strong Memorial pending an investigation into the incident.
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