Zachery Dvorak was arrested for assault on a healthcare worker and use of a weapon to commit a felony |
Prior to the incident, the patient is said to have explicitly refused a blood draw |
As Strande ignored the patient's refusal and continued to attempt to draw blood from the man, Dvorak suddenly attacked the healthcare worker with a weapon that he fashioned from ordinary items found in his room.
Other staff members and the medical center's security officers had to restrain Dvorak until police arrived to take him into custody.
The injured employee was taken to the emergency room, where she was treated for a small laceration to the face, which required stitches.