CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — An HCA Orange Park Hospital employee was arrested Tuesday for allegedly assaulting a 73-year-old male patient at the hospital, the Clay County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

The sheriff's office said on Friday, Nov. 14, deputies responded to the hospital regarding a report of the alleged assault.

"The investigation revealed the 73-year-old patient was intentionally struck several times in the face, pushed into a wall, and knocked to the ground by a hospital employee, Anthony Diaz (52)," CCSO said in a release.

The sheriff's office said the incident was witnessed by another hospital staff member who was in the room at the time.

On Tuesday, CCSO said detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Diaz, and arrested him at his home.

Diaz has been charged with aggrav

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