MUPC patient accused of assaulting hospital worker
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A patient at the University of Missouri Psychiatric Center has been charged with a felony after he was accused of attacking a mental health technician on Saturday.
Michael Brown Jr. was charged with first-degree assault. He is not listed on the Boone County Jail’s online roster and a court date has not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says the attack was caught on video and Brown allegedly attacked the victim while he was walking through the area with a television. After the victim was on the ground, he allegedly was kicked in the face multiple times.
The victim spoke with police at the emergency room of University Hospital, the statement says. Other patients allegedly wanted to watch a movie, the victim turned one on and Brown allegedly accused the victim of being racist and attacked him, the statement says.
