Lyndon Man Accused of Assaulting Doctor at NVRH Following Crash: Doc Says It Was The Third Time In A Week He Had Been Assaulted By A Patient In The Emergency Room
Caledonian Record
A Lyndon man crashed into a telephone pole with his truck this weekend and then allegedly assaulted a doctor that was treating him at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH).
Austin Emmons, 20, pleaded not guilty in Caledonia Superior Court on Monday to misdemeanor charges of drunken driving, disorderly conduct and simple assault on a protected professional.
He was then released on conditions by Judge Michael R. Kainen.
Caledonia Superior Court
Police said that while Emmons was at NVRH he was yelling profanities at the doctors who were checking his vital signs.
“Shortly later, Emmons struck a doctor, who was treating him, with a closed fist,” wrote Vermont State Police Tpr. Elisabeth Plympton in her report.