‘Outer Banks’ actor Austin North accused of assaulting hospital staff, says he was having anxiety attack
“Outer Banks” actor Austin North is accused of attacking nurses and a phlebotomist at a Las Vegas hospital before he was struck in the head with a metal tray and subdued, police said.
“Outer Banks” actor Austin North is accused of attacking nurses and a phlebotomist at a Las Vegas hospital before he was struck in the head with a metal tray and subdued, police said.
The incident occurred at the emergency department of University Medical Center Hospital around 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, Las Vegas police said in an arrest report.
North, 27, who plays Topper Thornton in “Outer Banks,” is accused of punching one nurse, shoving another by the face, and pushing a phlebotomist, according to the arrest report.
The phlebotomist grabbed a tray and hit North in the forehead, knocking him down, the report says. North was then subdued by security, it says. A phlebotomist deals with blood draws.
North said in a statement that he does not remember the events at the hospital and that he was experiencing severe anxiety. He said that tests prove there were no alcohol or drugs involved.
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