SPRING HILL, Fla — A man who claims to have AIDS and was “coming down” from a crystal meth high intentionally scratched a paramedic trying to restrain him, ABC News reports. >
Dennis Beil, 32, of Spring Hill faces felony battery charges for the assault, and is being held on a $5,000 bond.
A security guard told police Beli said to the paramedic, “I have AIDS and will spit on you and scratch you,” and watched him scratch the medic on the thumb. Beli also admitted to deputies that he is HIV positive.