Assault on deputy prompts large police presence at hospital
HILLSDALE — A deputy under assault by a combative patient at Hillsdale Hospital on Friday afternoon sent out a distress call that prompted a heavy police response.
Hillsdale County Sheriff Scott Hodshire said one of his deputies — who he declined to identify — had transported an inmate from the Hillsdale County Jail to Hillsdale Hospital for a psychiatric examination.
Hodshire also declined to identify the inmate, but said the deputy was being evaluated for a possible head injury and that the deputy had been bleeding from the nose.
"It's really unfortunate we have these psychiatric issues here in Hillsdale County, but it's not something exclusive to us," Hodshire said.
Multiple units from the Hillsdale City Police Department and the Hillsdale County Sheriff's Office responded to the hospital to regain control of the situation Friday.
— Corey Murray is a staff writer for The Hillsdale Daily News who can be reached at cmurray@hillsdale.net. Follow him on Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.
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