EPHRATA, LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– Police have charged an Ephrata man for assaulting hospital staff while being treated as a patient.
James Heist, 42, is facing three counts of aggravated assault for his role in the incident.
On June 11 at approximately 12:25 a.m., Heist, while a patient at Wellspan-Ephrata Community Hospital Emergency room, became combative and assaulted three members of hospital staff, including a doctor and a nurse.
All three people received treatment for non-life threatening injuries, and at the completion of his treatment, Heist was arrested and transported to Lancaster County Central Arraignment.
