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CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — A Corbin woman has been indicted on charges she intentionally exposed several people to hepatitis C at a hospital.
The Times-Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1u5gab6 ) that 29-year-old Tiffany Myers faces charges including second-degree assault.
Police say Myers was arrested earlier this month after she forcefully removed an IV unit from her arm Aug. 5 at Knox County Hospital, knowing she suffers from hepatitis C
Police say she purposefully slung her infected blood across the room, potentially exposing officers and medical personnel. One nurse reported having blood land in her eye.
Police say Myers also allegedly attempted to spit on law enforcement and medical staff while they tried to restrain her.
Myers is being held at the Clay County Detention Center. It was not immediately known if she had a lawyer.
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