Man armed with knife arrested at Northeastern Health System hospital
Tahlequah Oklahoma November 3 2019
Police received a 911 call for help involving a disturbance at an area hospital.
Tahlequah Police Officer Chase Reed was dispatched to the Northeastern Health System for a disturbance in the emergency room lobby.
Hospital security said Roger Acoya came in with a knife and insisted people were waiting for him in the parking lot, trying to kill him.
When security seized the knife, the man became irate.
Reed said Acoya was pacing and wouldn’t stand still, that he had a look of panic on his face, and he kept glancing out the windows.
Acoya claimed he and a man named “Daniel” had been “back-roading.”
He admitted he had parked near the hospital, where he and “Daniel” smoked methamphetamine. Acoya said the man punched him on his left eye and fled.
Police too Acoya into custody and placed him under arrest.
He was taken to the detention center and booked for public intoxication.
