Hospital security, police officers assaulted at St. Luke’s Health Memorial hospital
Lufkin TX December 13 2019
According to a report from the Lufkin Police Department, at 7:29 Wednesday officers were called to CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin for a verbal disturbance involving a combative man who was refusing treatment and security officers.
Officers Randy Stallard and Buddy Cross arrived to find Adam Funston, 19, in the emergency room parking lot. The officers tried speaking with him but he refused to cooperate. After roughly 20 minutes, they attempted to detain him and he resisted.
In the scuffle, Funston pushed off and assaulted the officers and hospital security. He then fell onto Stallard, causing Stallard to fall backwards and hit his head on the parking lot. Stallard lost consciousness for a short period and was taken into the hospital for treatment.
He is being evaluated for a concussion, but is alert, talking and in good spirits.
Funston was Tased and taken into custody on charges of resisting arrest and assault of a public servant.
