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Inset: Mykeisha Johnson (Jefferson County Jail). Background: University of Louisville infirmary (Google Maps).
A diligent astatine a Kentucky infirmary became truthful enraged astatine the discharge process taking excessively agelong that she allegedly choked a nurse.
Mykeisha Johnson, 35, was a diligent connected the 3rd level astatine the University of Louisville Hospital and was acceptable to beryllium discharged connected Saturday erstwhile she was allegedly getting annoyed with however agelong the process was taking. When a caregiver who happened to beryllium making her rounds astatine the clip walked past her room, Johnson pounced.
According to a constabulary study obtained by section Fox affiliate WDRB, surveillance video showed Johnson choke the nurse, slam her to the level and repeatedly punch her successful the face. Staff yet pulled Johnson disconnected the nurse.
Johnson reportedly said the caregiver had thing to bash with her prolonged wait, but she was “the archetypal idiosyncratic available.” The caregiver went to the exigency country with symptom successful her neck, backmost of her head, leg, abdomen and shoulder. Though she ne'er mislaid consciousness during the attack, she said she was “in daze and didn’t retrieve everything,” the affidavit reportedly said.
The infirmary released the pursuing connection to section media outlets:
“UofL Health does not tolerate immoderate unit oregon maltreatment against its staff, patients, oregon visitors. LMPD has made an apprehension and is handling the investigation. Our worker was treated and released.”
Instead of waiting to beryllium discharged from the hospital, Johnson present has to station enslaved to beryllium released from jail. She’s facing charges of assaulting a wellness attraction provider, wanton endangerment and menacing, per tribunal records. As of Tuesday afternoon, she remained successful the Jefferson County Jail.
A justice added the wanton complaint during a proceeding connected Monday, WDRB reported.
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