A man threatened emergency room staff at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London with a knife early Friday morning and one hospital employee was injured while trying to restrain the suspect, according to police.
Hospital security staff contacted police just before 12:30 a.m. and security staff led officers to the man, who staff had restrained by that point.
Police identified the suspect as 35-year-old Carlos Rodriguez, of New London and said he had been yelling profanities and breaking hospital medical equipment while brandishing a knife and threatening personnel.
A member of the hospital staff sustained a minor injury while trying to restrain Rodriguez, according to police.
Rodriguez was charged with assault on public safety officer, carrying a dangerous weapon, second-degree threatening, breach of peace and third-degree criminal mischief.
