41-year-old Timothy McLean was involved in an altercation with his nurse, Rachel Fetting, at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center at 9:50 p.m. on June 29th. On the mentioned date, Fetting reported that McLean came into the hospital intoxicated, refusing to take medication. McLean eventually agreed to receive medication, but once Fetting attempted to give him an IV, he grabbed her hand and twisted her fingers. While that happened, another bedside nurse, Damir Ferreria, jumped in to help Fetting. He grabbed McLean’s hand and pinned it down. Ferreria grabbed McLean’s other hand and pushed him into the bed. Ferreria told officers that while he was holding him, McLean was able to grab his finger and twist it. McLean was taken into custody for two counts of assaulting a nurse on June 30th.
Timothy McLean assaults multiple nurses at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
