3 Patients at Psychiatric Program Arrested After Disturbance
SYKESVILLE, Md. (AP) — Three patients at a state psychiatric program in Sykesville have been arrested following a disturbance at the facility.
The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said in a news release that the patients have been charged with assault, disorderly conduct, destruction of property and resisting arrest.
Facility staffers secured themselves in a room after the disturbance started at the Secure Evaluation Therapeutic Treatment program at the Springfield Hospital Center late Wednesday.
After authorities responded early Thursday, staffers and officers developed a response plan to resolve the issue. Around 4:30 a.m., state police tactical troopers entered the building and many of the patients eventually returned to their rooms.
It's unclear what started the disturbance.
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