ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — A UPMC Altoona ER nurse was rushed for emergency surgery after allegedly being viciously beaten by a patient.
Bradley Scott Lloyd, 40, of Tyrone, was charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault. simple assault and disorderly conduct after an incident at UPMC Nov. 1 that resulted in an employee being rushed to UPMC Presbyterian with serious head injuries.
UPMC police were requested to the emergency room Saturday morning, just before 10 a.m., for a violent patient. According to the criminal complaint, officers arrived to find a male ER nurse on the floor, unconscious and receiving aid from other nurses.
Police noted that Lloyd was allegedly trying to escape, and another ER employee directed officers in his direction. After several minutes of giving Lloyd commands with tasers pointed at him, he finally surrendered before being restrained on a bed and sedated.
The nurse was found to have a fractured skull, brain bleed, a broken tooth, nasal obstruction, hematomas and multiple lacerations. He was rushed via helicopter to UPMC Presbyterian for emergency surgery. His condition is currently unknown.
WTAJ reached out to UPMC for comment, but a response was not immediately available.
Lloyd was arraigned Saturday afternoon by Magisterial District Judge Andrew Blattenberger, where his bail was denied, citing a history of violence and an arrest warrant in Missouri.
He was placed in Blair County Prison.
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