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Fla. man arrested for punching medic at ER

The medic suffered a swollen lip after the man hit him in the mouth following a transport to a hospital

The Bradenton Herald

BRADENTON, Fla. — A Bradenton man was charged with battery on an emergency medical care provider, after he punched a paramedic at Blake Medical Center’s emergency room, according to the Bradenton Police Department.

Michael L. Arthur, 31, was arrested at 7 p.m. Sunday at Blake Medical Center, 2020 59th St. W., Bradenton. According to a report, an ambulance had just transported Arthur to the hospital when he hit a paramedic in the mouth.

The victim’s lip suffered swelling, police said.

Arthur was being held in Manatee County jail on $2,500 bond, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office website.

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