SEATTLE — A 29-year-old Vancouver, Wash. man was charged with multiple counts of assault, first-degree arson and malicious mischief for the Feb. 14 incident that resulted in thousands of dollars in damages at Harborview Medical Center.
Steven Sauro remains in King County Jail on $250,000 bail, accused of attacking hospital staff and causing damage inside a trauma room. He will enter an initial plea on Feb. 24.
Police officers responded to Harborview around 10:20 a.m. on Feb. 14 for reports of a person who “completely trashed” a trauma room. When they arrived, they found several emergency room staff and security guards restraining the man they identified as Sauro…