Hospital staff threatens nurse and shows suicidal signs, Newton NJ


A hospital staff member threatened to harm a nurse and expressed suicidal thoughts in an email. Authorities were asked to check on his welfare at Newton Medical Center.
Audio|Source: Sussex County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Hi, can you do a welfare check near Tennis Terrace Newton Medical Center? I just called for one of their employees, (name withheld).
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He's one of the staff members there. Apparently he got into an argument with a nurse at the hospital,
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and he had written a statement to security staff about the incident, and in the email he stated that he wanted to punch the nurse in the face and that he also wanted to strangle and kill her. And he also stated in the email that he, if he died, that it would be okay.
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And then requesting a welfare contact (name withheld) to make sure that he is okay.
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Location mentioned:
Near High St, Newton, NJ 07860
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