Patient Attacks Nurse, Employees at Northwest Community Hospital: Cops

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL — A patient at Northwest Community Hospital is accused of attacking three hospital employees last week, injuring two of them and pinning a nurse against the wall of an empty, closed-door room, the Daily Herald reports.

James Mette, 27, of the 4200 block of Lake Street, Glenview, was charged with aggravated battery to a nurse and aggravated kidnapping, the report stated. He's being held on $300,000 bail and his next court date is Dec. 22.

Police said the attack happened at about 4 a.m. Friday, Nov. 25, at the Arlington Heights hospital, the report stated. The man walked out of his room, and he then allegedly jumped over a counter at a nurse, the report added.

According to police, the nurse tried to fight off Mette, but she was pushed into an empty room and pinned against the wall with the door closed, the Herald reports.

The incident lasted around a half hour, and two employees received minor injuries, the report stated. Those employees and the nurse were treated at the hospital and released, the report added.

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James Mette, 27 (photo via Cook County Sheriff's Office)

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