BATON ROUGE - Authorities have charged a patient accused of injuring two nurses.

At approximately 10:43 a.m. police were called to a facility in reference to an assault. According to the arrest report, Tolbert King attacked the nurses who were attempting to administer medicine.

During the struggle, one victim sustained a busted lip and broken finger, while the second sustained swelling to the side of his face.

King was charged with second-degree battery and battery of ER personnel/healthcare professional.