Fort Lauderdale man arrested after attacking officer at hospital, cops say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A 51-year-old Fort Lauderdale man was arrested this past weekend after police said he confronted medical staff at a hospital, challenged responding officers to a fight and struggled with an officer who was trying to take him into custody.

Ronald Jeffery Johnson was arrested Saturday following the incident at Broward Health Medical Center, located at 1600 S. Andrews Ave., according to an arrest report from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department.

Police said an officer was working an off-duty detail in full uniform at the hospital when medical staff asked him to respond to the waiting room…

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