A Calhoun, Ga., nursing assistant was arrested in connection with a prank where she spun an elderly woman around in her wheelchair and poured ice down her back.
Calhoun police arrested 20-year-old Christy Hardin-Simerly, of Adairsville, Ga., and charged her with simple battery on Monday, said Chief Garry Moss in a news release.
Police were called to Calhoun Health Care on Nov. 11 and told that an 83-year-old patient had reported that she was spun around several times after she asked the nurse to stop, Moss said. She also reported ice had been put down her back.
After an investigation, police determined Hardin-Simerly, who worked as a certified nursing assistant at the nursing home, had assaulted the victim in a manner that met the simple battery charge, Moss said.
The incident started as a prank but once the victim voiced a complaint, Hardin-Simerly was obligated to stop her actions and didn’t, said Lt. Tony Pyle, a police spokesman.