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Man charged with attacking cop and paramedic By Megan Matteucci Created 2006-11-08 00:30 Megan Matteucci [1] | Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at 12:30 am [2] Ryheeme Melvin Simmons A suspect in a domestic dispute faces charges he bit a police officer and attacked a paramedic inside an ambulance. It was the second time in two days police were called to a disturbance involving Ryheeme Melvin Simmons, according to a Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police report. The first incident occurred at the home of Simmons' ex-girlfriend, Yukarra Coleman, in Yamacraw Village on Sunday night, police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wilson said. Simmons fled when police arrived. But he returned to Coleman's home around 7 a.m. Monday. That's when Coleman, 24, and two friends found the suspect hiding in her bedroom closet, according to a police report. Simmons then locked Coleman and her friends inside the apartment and refused to let them leave, police said. The two friends got out and called police, while Simmons attacked Coleman, the report stated. Coleman got away and fled down Bryan Street. Simmons chased her and began fighting her. During the struggle, he grabbed her around the throat and stole several items from her pockets, the report stated. That's when police arrived, but Simmons ran again. Officers found him in the 100 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Although he was captured, Simmons refused to let officers handcuff him, police said. Simmons put up a fight, spitting on and kicking officers, police said. He also bit Sgt. David Owens on the hand and told the officer he had AIDS, the report stated. Police finally were able to subdue Simmons. Police searched Simmons and found his ex-girlfriend's belongings. Paramedics placed the handcuffed suspect into an ambulance, but he continued to resist, police said. While on his way to Memorial Health University Medical Center, Simmons punched MedStarOne EMT Jeff Hennings. Hennings, 39, did not require treatment, according to hospital spokesman Michael Notrica. Simmons, 25, was treated at Memorial and taken to the Chatham County jail. He is being held on charges of false imprisonment, burglary, robbery, felony reckless conduct, simple battery, obstruction, hindering an EMT and criminal trespass. Owens, the injured officer, was treated at Candler Hospital and released, according to hospital spokeswoman Betsy Yates. He returned to work on Tuesday. Jail records show Simmons has been arrested nine times since 2000 on charges ranging from simple battery and obstruction, to carrying a concealed weapon and shoplifting. Source URL: http://savannahnow.com//node/175169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok, first, why was this guy in an ambulance? I assume he was injured while fighting the cops. It doesn't say that but I suppose that's the best guess. Second, if he was handcuffed how the heck did he punch anyone? Were the police silly enough to cuff him with his hands in front? Was a cop in the ambulance with this idiot when he attacked EMS? This is a huge pet peeve of mine. I've had police officers give me patient's in handcuffs and tell me "I'll meet you at the hospital". Umm, no, you'll ride with me in the ambulance, he's your prisoner, not mine. "Oh, ok, I'll just take off the handcuffs then. If he gives you any problems just pull over". Ummm, no, we're not doing that either. Cops aren't giving us a hard time it's just that in some of our more rural townships there's only one officer on duty and he'll have to leave his squad car unattended to ride in the ambulance with us. Anyone else run into this type of issue? How do you manage it?

We started getting the nausea,vomiting, diarrhea calls towards the end of October but haven't had any employee victims yet, lol. We go through this every year though. Last year there was an "outbreak" of Norwalk virus at our main hospital. The media blew it all out of proportion and made it seem like this was some devasting plague. We noticed a number of 911 calls from patient's who read the articles and were worried that they had "it". From what I read on CDC website Norwalk is a common cause of the pukes and poops and like most viral illnesses it's usually no big deal. We've probably all had it at one time in our lives. Last bad outbreak we had at work was 4 or 5 years ago. 2 or 3 people a day were calling off or leaving early with it. It's no wonder. People just refuse to wash their hands. Me, I'm nuts about keeping my hands clean at work while I'm eating. If I'm having lunch and stop to answer the phone, I wash my hands before I resume eating. Guys think I'm nuts but I haven't had as much as a cold in almost 2 years now. Time and time again I've watched nurses and doctors go from one patient to the next without wearing gloves or washing their hands. It's no wonder people get sick in the hospital.

I got called out to rendezvous with a BLS unit last night. 2 patient's from pretty bad MVA. Their injuries appeared to be minor but the volly BLS crew seemed to be overwhelmed so I stayed with them to lend a hand. So I'm assessing mental status on the 14 year old and one of the questions I typically ask people is "Who was the first President of the United States?". Even if you don't follow politics this is something everyone will know....right? Wrong. "Oh, there's no way I'd know that" was his answer. His 18 yearol brother says, "I think it was Thomas Jefferson wasn't it?". Umm, no guys, it was George Washington. So I threw in a little joke to break the ice and said "well, I guess I won't bother to ask you who the first Vice President was". If you have kids, make them study. Then they'll know theses things. Cause knowing is half the battle...GI Joe.