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Williamport woman charged with assaulting hospital security | News, Sports, Jobs

Williamport woman charged with assaulting hospital security | News, Sports, Jobs

Khalifah Watson, 46, of 817 Hepburn St., 2, faces additional charges on multiple charges stemming from her assault on a UPMC Williamsport security guard who became combative after refusing to leave the hospital at 700 High St. around 1 p.m. At 30:30 a.m. on March 11, an affidavit claimed. “I’m (expletive) not going anywhere.” “Watson stated that she began swinging at several people,” police alleged. Police said the woman struck a security guard in the face, breaking several of his teeth and also spraining his thumb and wrist. Watson was charged with aggravated and simple assault, resisting arrest, trespassing (he was ordered to leave the facility Initially jailed, Watson later waived his preliminary hearing before District Judge Aaron Biichle and was released on $50,000 bail.