In a troubling incident in Chicago, a man with a history of arrests this year is once again facing legal troubles. Sean Popps, 39, was apprehended after allegedly assaulting a doctor within the confines of a hospital elevator.

The incident unfolded at Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Streeterville campus parking garage. As reported by CWB Chicago, Popps allegedly attacked a physician inside an elevator, leading to his arrest last month.

On November 2, at approximately 1:39 p.m., a 42-year-old cardiologist entered the elevator located at 236 East Huron Street. As detailed by prosecutors, Popps followed the doctor into the elevator and launched a vicious assault, punching her repeatedly in the head. The victim, caught off guard, stumbled backward and attempted to shield her face with her hands.

Authorities have indicated that the attack was unprovoked, with the police report noting that there was no prior interaction between Popps and the doctor before the violent encounter.

This incident adds to Popps’ extensive record, as police records obtained by Fox News Digital reveal that he has been arrested a dozen times in Chicago since the beginning of 2025.

The assault left the woman with numerous injuries, including multiple bruises, hematomas and abrasions to her face, head, arms and hand, CWB Chicago reported. 

Following the incident, a Northwestern hospital security guard recognized Popps from surveillance footage of the attack and pointed authorities to “approximately 30 plus prior incidents at the hospital where [Popps] had to be removed” from the facility, according to the outlet. 

Additionally, another officer at the hospital reportedly recalled having “incidents with [Popps] approximately two times a day over the last 19 months.”

The majority of Sean Popps’ alleged crimes have taken place at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, according to CWB Chicago.  (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Since the start of 2025, Popps has been arrested a dozen times, with the majority of alleged crimes transpiring on or near Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Streeterville campus, CWB Chicago reported. 

He was also reportedly arrested seven times in 2024, again with most of the instances taking place on or near hospital grounds. Records indicate Popps was arrested at the facility twice in 2020, twice in 2021, once in 2022 and once in 2023, according to the outlet.

Fox News Digital was unable to immediately locate an attorney representing Popps. 

Sean Popps is accused of assaulting a doctor inside an elevator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.  (iStock)

At the time of his most recent arrest, Popps was on pretrial release for allegedly trespassing at a local residential building in October and attempting to escape from the police station after being taken into custody, CWB Chicago reported.

The Cook County State Attorney’s Office and Northwestern Memorial Hospital did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment. 

Popps is charged with aggravated battery in a public place and remains in custody at the Cook County Jail, according to police records obtained by Fox News Digital.