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Three people arrested after melee in hospital's ER

By Howard B. Owens

An apparent fight broke out in UMMC's emergency room Thursday evening, and two men were jailed as a result on $7,500 bail each.

The incident started around 7:35 p.m. while a Batavia Police officer and a State Police officer where at the ER on unrelated and separate investigations. The officers observed a commotion in the waiting room and moved to intervene and separate the parties.

One of the men in the waiting room struggled with officers and a woman who was in the ER for treatment of an earlier head injury jumped on the back of the Trooper.

She was Tasered by police.

Another man apparently involved in the altercation is accused of threatening to kill hospital staff.

Backup was called in from Batavia Police and State Police to help get the situation under control.

Charged with disorderly conduct and menacing, 3rd, was Ryan M. Norton, 35, of 45 Summit St., Le Roy. Norton is accused of threatening hospital staff.

Kyle W. Nash, 22, of 38 Church St., Le Roy, is charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

Alexandria M. Zarty, 18, of 38 Church St., Le Roy, is charged with obstructing governmental administration.

Norton and Nash were jailed. Zarty was released on her own recognizance so she could receive treatment in ER for her earlier head injury.

Gary Spencer

it's those damn criminals from Leroy coming to Batavia with their thug-gang activity, yes folks Batavia is going down hill and if this keeps up we will be called Leroy Jr.

May 28, 2010, 10:15am Permalink
Richard Gahagan

We always said it was the inbreeding in Leroy. Someone from Leroy would snap and go phsycho and someone would say he's just got that Crazy Leroy Bone or maybe its Leroy's water. When I was a kid we won a little league all star game in the last inning on a close call at the plate and the whole town chased the umpire down main street.

May 28, 2010, 12:02pm Permalink
Susan Kennelly

Ok so the cops were already there, and they started a fight and threatened the hospital personal? With the cops there? Ok its true.. you can't fix stupid and they obviously couldn't hide it either... :)

May 28, 2010, 3:26pm Permalink
Mardell Lamb

I just wish I could have seen her jump on that cops back! Can't help but laugh at the stupidity of some people. Did the head injury alter her judgement? LOL Wonder how she's feeling today after all that AND getting tasered.

May 28, 2010, 4:24pm Permalink

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