A 39-year-old Waianae man has been charged with assaulting an emergency room employee at Pali Momi Medical Center.
Henry Akuna was charged with third-degree assault last week and was being held at Oahu Community Correctional Center in lieu of $500 bail.
A police affidavit said officers arrived at Pali Momi at about 3:20 p.m. Sept. 18 to find Akuna strapped down to a gurney in the emergency room.
Hospital staff reported that Akuna had admitted himself to the hospital, complaining of chest pain and shortness of breath. Akuna then told a nurse that he had been “smoking methamphetamine all day,” the affidavit said.
After a nurse administered a set of shots to calm him down, Akuna began pacing around the room and yelling and swearing at the staff, the affidavit said. Security arrived, and Akuna allegedly punched an emergency room technician in the face.
Hospital staff restrained Akuna, sedated him and called police.
Woman allegedly assaulted at hospital
Police opened a first-degree sexual assault investigation after a woman told police she was sexually assaulted at a hospital in Leeward Oahu.
The woman said a known 67-year-old man assaulted her at about 11 p.m. Friday, police said. No one has been arrested.
Police seeking man in Ewa Beach shooting
Police were searching for a man in his 40s in connection with a shooting that happened around 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Ewa Beach.
The victim, a 41-year-old man, was arguing with the suspect, who brandished what appeared to be a gun and fired a single shot at the victim. The gunman missed, and his whereabouts were unknown Sunday, police said.
Police opened a second-degree attempted murder investigation.
Man allegedly assaults cop in Kakaako
A 45-year-old man was arrested Saturday after he damaged private property, then assaulted a police officer in Kakaako, police said.
A building security officer reported the man had damaged private property at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday. When responding officers were arresting the man near Coral and Auahi streets, he assaulted a 31-year-old officer, police said.
He was arrested for investigation of first-degree assault on a law enforcement officer and fourth-degree criminal property damage.
