Two nurses are expected to make full recoveries after being stabbed by a patient in a Knoxville hospital September 14.
Gary Michael Smallwood, 40, is in police custody after stabbing a male and a female nurse with scissors and a knife at Physicians Regional Medical Center.
The female nurse suffered a puncture wound to her chest while the male nurse had more serious injuries, according to wkrn.com.
Smallwood attacked the nurses around 6:30 a.m. after being admitted the day before for a personal medical condition.
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Police said Smallwood was acting belligerent at a nearby Greyhound bus station when they called an ambulance.
Smallwood has been charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder and a $500,000 bond was set.
