The man accused of brutally attacking a nurse at a Palm Beach County hospital last week will remain in jail as he awaits trial.
A judge made the decision during a Thursday afternoon pre-trial detention hearing for the suspect, Stephen Scantlebury.
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Attorneys for Scantlebury, 33, of Wellington, sought to have their client moved elsewhere so he could receive mental health support.
Scantlebury was a patient at HCA Florida Palms West Hospital last Tuesday when deputies said he beat a nurse so badly that “essentially every bone” was broken in her face. …