SANTA ANA — Expenses have been filed towards a person who allegedly punched two medical assistants at a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Southern California and groped a nurse offering him medical care, prosecutors mentioned.
Expenses of misdemeanor battery and resisting arrested had been filed towards Thomas Apollo, 44, of Poway, the Orange County District Lawyer’s Workplace mentioned in an announcement Tuesday.
Apollo faces arraignment on March 30. No legal professional was listed for him on the courtroom’s web site.
In response to prosecutors, Apollo was requested to depart the Households Collectively clinic in Tustin on Dec. 30 after he refused to put on a masks. He allegedly known as the clinic employees “murderers” and directed expletives at employees who requested him to placed on a masks or go exterior.
Prosecutors mentioned Apollo punched one assistant 5 occasions, hit one other twice after which was pinned down by bystanders till police arrived.
He allegedly refused to comply with instructions from police, who used a Taser to subdue him. Whereas being handled at a medical heart for minor accidents, he bent a nurse’s finger and groped her breast, prosecutors mentioned.
“Most significantly, we hope that the costs introduced as we speak will assist healthcare employees really feel supported and guarded by the authorities whereas performing their duties and saving lives,” a clinic assertion mentioned.