BRIDGETON, MO (KMOX) - A nurse and paramedic were seriously injured Monday in a stabbing at DePaul Hospital in Bridgeton.
The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged 30 year old Jimissa Rivers of Dellwood, with two counts of Assault 1st Degree - Serious Injury or Special Victim, a Class A Felony, and two counts of Armed Criminal Action, an Unclassified Felony. Rivers is being held on $2 million cash only bond.
Detectives say Rivers was captured on video stabbing the nurse and a paramedic with a knife. The victims suffered serious physical injuries. Witnesses on the scene were able to restrain the defendant.
"It's unthinkable and unconscionable to attempt to take the life of medical professionals who are on duty trying to save lives," said St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell in a written statement. "We will do everything in our power to protect our nurses and all medical providers, starting with holding this individual accountable."
Bell's office says the sentencing range for a class A felony is 10 to 30 years in prison or life imprisonment. The sentencing range for Armed Criminal Action is three to 15 years in prison.
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