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Inset: Kameron Gilchrist (Wake County Sheriff’s Office). Background: UNC Rex Hospital IN Raleigh, N.C., where Kameron Gilchrist allegedly attacked a pair of hospital workers (Google Maps).
A man from North Carolina, living with HIV, has confessed to a shocking incident where he deliberately removed an IV from his arm and sprayed his blood into the eyes of two hospital staff members. This occurred while he was being treated for diabetes-related issues, as detailed in court documents.
Kameron Gilchrist, who was 25 years old at the time of the incident in March, admitted his guilt on Thursday to two charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He received a sentence of 91 days in jail, though he was credited for the 91 days he had already served, according to court documents.
The official charges state that Gilchrist “did unlawfully and willfully assault” the hospital workers using a bodily fluid. The charges emphasize that the defendant’s blood, which contains HIV—a dangerous communicable disease—is considered a deadly weapon, as noted in the legal documents accompanying his plea agreement.
The incident unfolded at the UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh during Gilchrist’s diabetic treatment, where he targeted two medical staff members, one male and one female, according to police reports.
Gilchrist was in the middle of receiving diabetic treatment at UNC Rex Hospital in Raleigh when he set upon the two workers — a man and a woman, according to police.
“He aimed his HIV positive blood at the victims’ eyes,” an arrest warrant stated.
Gilchrist, who was arrested in September, was initially hit with felony charges for assaulting emergency personnel before he accepted his plea deal. His attack caused “irritation and exposure to HIV,” according to police, though it’s unclear whether the employees contracted the virus.
Gilchrist was not immediately taken into custody after being charged because he was receiving medical and psychiatric treatment at the time, local NBC affiliate WRAL reported.
Officials with UNC Rex Hospital told WRAL that violence against medical personnel had been on the rise, but they couldn’t comment on what happened with Gilchrist due to the investigation and active case. The hospital said that protecting the health and safety of its employees is a top priority and it is working closely with its security teams and law enforcement to keep everyone safe in wake of the attacks.