A local nurse is hospitalized with critical injuries after deputies say she was attacked by a patient at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee yesterday.
33-year old Stephen Scantlebury faces attempted murder charges. He's accused of brutally beating the nurse inside a patient room.
Deputies had to chase him on foot along Southern Boulevard before taking him into custody. The nurse was rushed to a trauma center in West Palm Beach.
HCA Florida Healthcare, which owns Palms West, says the attack happened "within a matter of seconds and was witnessed by multiple people who came to assist." The company says it is assisting law enforcement with its investigation.