EMS worker injured in struggle with patient on the way to hospital

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - On Friday, an EMS worker and deputy were injured in an altercation with a man while transporting him to the hospital.

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office says Tyler Gress was being transported to AUMC following a previous situation that resulted in him having a head injury.

Deputy Mcintire was following the ambulance when it stopped at the 13th Street and Greene Street intersection.

According to the report, the rear doors were thrown open and deputies witnessed Gress wrestling with EMS worker, Felicia Lambert. Lambert sustained an injury to her right shoulder during the struggle.

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The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office responded on Thursday evening to Heritage Academy, located at 326 Greene St, about a report that a 14-year-old juvenile student had made a threat.

Mcintire went to help Lambert get control of Gress.

The report says Gress continuously tried to grab Mcintire’s taser and bit him on his right arm leaving bite marks.

Mcintire and other deputies were able to get Gress into custody and rode in the ambulance the rest of the way to AUMC.

Gress continued to fight once he was at the hospital despite being in restraints and was eventually put under sedation so hospital staff could treat his head injury.