Crime & Safety

Man Charged with Threatening to Blow up Brockton Hospital

Police say Saud Alonize assaulted hospital staff and made threats.

BROCKTON, MA - A man who claims to be from Saudi Arabian was arrested this weekend for threatening to blow up Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital.

Saud Alonize, 21, was charged with threatening to commit a crime, assault on a healthcare provider, assault and battery and disorderly conduct, according to the Enterprise.

Saturday night, Alonize was at the hospital for an injury from a previous incident when he began threatening the nursing staff and assaulted an employee. He also made threats to blow up the building and demanded to talk to the Saudi Arabian Consulate, according to police.

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Police are trying to positively identify him and confirm his nationality.

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