Man is charged with flooding an emergency room after attacking a nurse and stripping

NAPLES, Fla. -- A man in southwest Florida has been charged with flooding a hospital's emergency rooms after attacking a nurse and stripping off his clothes, authorities said.

The 53-year-old became agitated while in a waiting room at the North Collier Hospital in Naples, Florida, on Saturday, according to a report from the Collier County Sheriff's Office.

He barged into the emergency room, pushed a patient and then pushed a nurse in the head. After the hospital staff got him into a room in an effort to keep him from disturbing other patients, he took off his clothes and pulled a high-pressure water pipe from the wall, the report said.

The hospital's emergency rooms flooded, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage, according to the report. .........(more)

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