Pa. Man Charged With Assaulting EMT
A Fayette EMT was attacked when he attempted to make contact with a patient. The alleged assailant swung a shovel and cursed at the provider.
Jan. 31--A Bullskin Township man has been charged with attacking a Fayette EMS worker.
State police at Uniontown reported that Robert Shaner, 58, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest, harassment and public drunkenness.
The charges stem from an incident at 10:22 p.m. Sunday in the 2700 block of Memorial Boulevard in Bullskin, where the alleged victim, a 29-year-old emergency medical technician, called to report he was attempting to make contact with a woman in an apartment in the building. Shaner emerged from another apartment and allegedly began cursing and swinging a shovel at the man. The EMT told police that Shaner was threatening to get a gun and shoot him.
It was then that the EMT and a coworker gained entry into the woman's apartment, where they locked themselves inside until police arrived.
Shaner refused a request by police to show both hands when he answered the door. He was physically restrained and placed in handcuffs.
Police reported that Shaner had alcohol on his breath and appeared highly intoxicated.
Shaner will be arraigned and a hearing will be held at a later date.
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