Jonesboro, AR – (JonesboroRightNow.com) – March 26, 2024 – Jonesboro police Officer Homero Gonzalez suffered a bloody lip and a nurse was spit on at St. Bernards Medical Center Monday morning, according to Jonesboro police.
Gonzalez wrote in a report that while working security at the hospital he was called to the Intensive Care Unit about a disturbance by a mental patient. A 34 year old male from Blytheville is accused of striking Gonzalez and spitting on a 44-year-old nurse and was subsequently arrested.
The suspect is being held in the Craighead County Detention Center on suspicion of one count of second-degree battery on a police, fire, or correctional officer, one count of second-degree battery on an emergency medical technician, one count of disorderly conduct, and one count of resisting arrest.
The suspect is awaiting a probable cause hearing Wednesday in Jonesboro District Court.