By Patti Weaver
STILLWATER — A teenager, who was described in an affidavit as intoxicated and belligerent in the Stillwater Medical Center’s emergency room waiting area, has been ordered to appear in court on Feb. 2 on a felony charge of punching a security staff member in the neck.
If convicted of assault and battery on a medical care provider, Noah Lee Schutter, 18, of Little Elm, Texas, could be given a two-year prison term and a $1,000 fine. Schutter could be given a 30-day jail term and $100 fine if convicted of public intoxication. He was released from jail on $1,000 bond the day of his arrest.
Stillwater Police Officer Roland Gee had been sent at 11:30 pm on Dec. 3 to the hospital on a report that security staff “were in an altercation with an intoxicated patient in the entrance to the ER and they now have him pinned down,” an affidavit alleged.
“Upon arrival, I saw SMC medical security staff had a male subject pinned up against the wall in the entryway. I saw the male subject (later identified as Noah Schutter) had blood on his clothing. I placed hand restraints on Schutter and put him in investigative detention.
“I was informed Schutter still needed looked at by medical staff due to an injury on his right hand. Schutter was being very belligerent by cussing SMC staff. Schutter was escorted into the ER once he had calmed down some. He had to remain in hand restraints due to his level of intoxication and being so belligerent,” the officer alleged in his affidavit.
Schutter had gone “into the ER waiting room and was yelling and being belligerent,” so security staff “went to the waiting room and tried to get Schutter to calm down while Schutter was sitting in a chair. Schutter stood up from the chair and started swinging his fists, and one of his punches struck (a security staff member) on the left side of his neck. He was not injured from the attack,” the affidavit alleged.
Schutter was escorted to the entryway and pinned against the wall until the officer arrived, the affidavit said. Video surveillance of the incident was retained as evidence, the affidavit said.
“Once Schutter was released from the ER, he was placed under arrest for public intoxication and assault and battery on SMC medical staff. I was later informed by jail staff they had found a possible fake Texas driver’s license in Schutter’s wallet,” that had his photo and address, but another name with a different year of birth indicating he was 22 , the officer alleged in his affidavit.
