Gulfport woman accused of punching ER nurse in the face

A Gulfport woman accused of punching a hospital employee in the face is being held in Harrison County jail.

Harrison County Sheriff Troy Peterson said in a press release 33-year-old Desire Louise Martinez was arrested on a felony charge of simple assault on a public health employee

Martinez was transported to Garden Park Medical Center by American Medical Response to receive treatment for a medical emergency, he said.

While receiving care in the emergency room, Peterson said, Martinez punched a registered nurse in the face. Martinez was restrained, and the nurse received treatment for the minor injury, hesaid.

Martinez is being held in lieu of a $50,000 bond set by Justice Court Judge Melvin Ray.

This story was originally published November 29, 2017 at 4:21 PM with the headline "Gulfport woman accused of punching ER nurse in the face."