ER patient attacks guard on Christmas inside Wyoming hospital

An ER patient is accused of attacking a security guard inside a Wyoming, Minnesota, hospital on Christmas evening, leading to a confrontation with a police officer outside the facility.

Wyoming city officials say police were called to M Health Fairview Lakes Medical Center just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday on a report of a patient who fled the emergency room after “being placed on hold.”

The patient, a 35-year-old man, is said to have assaulted a guard before fleeing. The guard was transported to Regions Hospital in St. Paul, about 30 miles south of Wyoming. Officials didn’t note their condition…

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