Hunter
06/30/22
A Wellman man who was in custody and receiving medical care has been charged with assault.
Police say that 33-year-old Rakeem Eberhart was at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at about 4:30 Monday afternoon when he spat blood in the face and eyes of two health care providers and a security guard. All three individuals received medical treatment after the incident.
Eberhart was already in custody on Trespass causing Injury and Criminal Mischief charges from earlier this month and faced up to six years in prison if convicted. With the assault charges, another 20 years could be added to his sentence.