{"id":234809,"date":"2026-07-03T16:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234809\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T16:14:22","slug":"man-accused-of-assaulting-healthcare-workers-at-pittsburgh-va-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/234809\/","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of assaulting healthcare workers at Pittsburgh VA hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 A man is accused of assaulting two healthcare workers at a Pittsburgh VA hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">According to court documents, police were called to the VA Hospital on the 4100 block of Allequippa Street in Oakland at 5:28 p.m. on Wednesday for reports of an assault in the emergency room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said that, upon arriving, a healthcare technician told them that Leroy Williams, 77, of Pittsburgh, struck her in the abdomen while she was informing him of treatment procedures. The victim added that she is eight weeks pregnant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A criminal complaint says three nurses tried to restrain Williams. At this time, he punched a nurse in the left temple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Both victims were evaluated by the staff in the emergency room.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Williams has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Channel 11 has been following incidents of violence against healthcare workers and what is being done to stop it in our ongoing series, Code Blue. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/attacks-persist-healthcare-workers-look-help-pa-lawmakers\/755DERCT5FFFJLHMI4OQUQFXC4\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/attacks-persist-healthcare-workers-look-help-pa-lawmakers\/755DERCT5FFFJLHMI4OQUQFXC4\/\">Click here to read more.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 A man is accused of assaulting two healthcare workers at a Pittsburgh VA hospital. 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