Man arrested, accused of abusing ‘elderly male patient’ at Orange Park hospital, Clay deputies say

A man has been arrested after deputies say he abused an “elderly male patient” at HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

Anthony Diaz, 52, has been charged with Aggravated Battery of an Elderly Person and is being held on a $150,003 bond, CCSO said in a news release.

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Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Diaz on Tuesday and arrested him at his home.

CCSO said the patient “was intentionally struck several times in the face, pushed into a wall, and knocked to the ground by a hospital employee.”…

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