A man was ordered held on $50,000 bail after he allegedly stabbed a Boston Medical Center security guard during an altercation outside of the hospital on Wednesday.

Prosecutors arrested 37-year-old Branden Bannister and charged him with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and trafficking cocaine over 18 grams.

Bannister hid from view during his arraignment.

According to prosecutors, video shows Bannister walking up to a security officer, who responded by pushing him away. Bannister can allegedly be seen reaching for his pocket, which prompted the officers to deploy pepper spray.

Boston Medical Center stabbing

A Suffolk County prosecutor said in court that safety officers were attempting to get Bannister

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