By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Ronald Keith Orr

WARSAW — A Syracuse man was recently arrested for allegedly spitting blood onto a hospital nurse.

Ronald Keith Orr, 62, 11311 N. Nash Drive, Syracuse, is charged with battery to a public safety official, a level 6 felony.

On June 5, a Parkview Warsaw officer was advised of a nurse being exposed to blood by a patient. The officer went to a hospital room and saw Orr, who had blood on his hands, forearms, and face.

According to court documents, the officer then spoke with the nurse, who said Orr spit in her face and that Orr’s blood got into her mouth. The nurse also said she accidentally swallowed the blood.

About three hours later, the officer accompanied the nurse back to Orr’s room so the nurse could give Orr a shot and discharge him. When the officer asked Orr if he meant to get his blood on the nurse, Orr claimed he did not intentionally spit on the nurse. He then left the hospital with a relative.

The nurse said she didn’t believe the incident was an accident. She said she heard Orr yelling. When the nurse entered the room, Orr said he was yelling that he needed to use the restroom but no one was hearing him. Orr then spit on her.

Orr was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on Sept. 7, with a $10,250 surety and cash bond.