STOCKTON CA July 21 2013 - A woman was arrested after assaulting a security guard at St. Joseph's Medical Center about 7:45 a.m. Friday, authorities said.
Sandy Martinez, 54, was kicked out of the emergency room after she became combative with hospital staff, police said. Martinez returned a short time later and assaulted a security guard who tried to stop her from entering the hospital, officials said.
Officers arrived and placed Martinez in the back of a police car, but she continued to be combative and tried to kick the windows out of the police car, authorities said. Martinez was placed in a restraint and taken to another hospital. She was arrested on suspicion of trespassing, battery and resisting arrest, authorities said.