A North Carolina man was arrested nearly six months after he allegedly unhooked an IV from his arm and squirted HIV-positive blood at two hospital staffers while receiving treatment for his diabetes, according to reports.
Kameron Gilchrist, 25, was cuffed on Sept. 11 and slapped with two charges for assaulting emergency personnel during a bizarre incident at The University of North Carolina’s REX hospital on March 21, according to an arrest warrant.
Gilchrist reportedly tore his IV from his arm and “[sprayed] HIV blood into the eyes of [the] victim” as the pair of medical staff were “discharging [their] official duties,” the warrant, obtained by People , stated. 4
It’s unclear if the HIV-positive blood belonged to Gilchrist or if the two staffers contracted HIV after the exposure