Coastal GA man sentenced for holding nurse hostage with pair of stolen scissors

A 40-year-old Georgia man is headed to prison after he pleaded guilty to attacking a hospital employee.

On Thursday, Marc Kaikala, 40, of Savannah, pleaded guilty to kidnapping and first-degree assault and battery for his role in a May 2023 attack on a hospital employee.

According to court documents, Kaikala was in the emergency room at Coastal Carolina Hospital in Hardeeville when he stole a pair of scissors from a passing certified nursing assistant and attacked the nurse who was treating him.

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The 14th Circuit Solicitor’s Office said the Savannah man dragged the nurse toward an exit with the scissors pressed against her neck…

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