Hunter
08/19/20
An Iowa City woman was taken into custody after slapping a doctor who was treating her.
Police reports indicate 62-year-old Michelle Touchette of Waterfront Drive was being treated at Mercy Hospital on East Market Street just before 10pm Tuesday when she allegedly used the back of her hand to slap the victim, who is a medical doctor. She reportedly hit the doctor’s arm.
Touchette was taken into custody and charged with Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, a serious misdemeanor punishable by a jail sentence of up to one year. A no-contact order was requested between the two parties.