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Man Accused Of Assaulting Nurse, Police Officer At Ventura County Hospital

A Ventura County man is facing multiple criminal charges after police say he attacked a nurse and a police officer at a hospital.

Some Simi Valley police officers were at Simi Valley Hospital early Wednesday morning when they say a patient unrelated to their investigation assaulted a nurse.

They say Ivan Sanchez of Simi Valley then attacked an officer who tried to intervene.

The 28 year old man was arrested on charges he assaulted the nurse, attacked the officer, and resisted arrest. No serious injuries were reported.

Lance Orozco has been News Director of KCLU since 2001, providing award-winning coverage of some of the biggest news events in the region, including the Thomas and Woolsey brush fires, the deadly Montecito debris flow, the Borderline Bar and Grill attack, and Ronald Reagan's funeral. 
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