Back on Thursday, February 17th, Galesburg Police responded to St. Mary’s Medical Center for a disturbance. 66-year old Mark Kauffman of Monmouth was being discharged and refused to leave the hospital. Kauffman told officers that medical staff refused to treat him. According to police reports, hospital staff did an emergency screening of Kauffman and determined he did not need immediate medical attention. It was at that time that Kauffman became upset and grabbed a nurse by the throat. Kauffman was taken into custody and transported to the Knox County Jail. He was charged with Aggravated Battery to a Nurse.
