Have a Seizure Get Arrested For Assault

Fire Department records indicate Kourtney refused treatment from paramedics. But a fire department spokesman says he's checking to find out more about what happened.
Paramedics have a perilous job and do come under attack. What is unclear in this case is how a patient having a seizure can also be a willful assailant

clipped from wbztv.com Imagine calling 911 for medical assistance and winding up in jail. Kourtney Wilson, 23, was charged with assaulting three paramedics. But Kourtney says that's impossible because she was in the midst of a seizure. And she says, what she deserved was treatment, not a trip to jail. Kourtney has a history of lupus, and around 12:30 Monday afternoon, she had a seizure at her Woodlawn home. That's when Tiffini called 911and paramedics responded. But Tiffini repeatedly confronted the paramedics about what she saw as heavy-handed tactics, telling them, "'I called you all to help her but you're being too rough with her. It's almost like you're assaulting her.' As soon as I said that, one of the EMT guys pointed to Kourtney and says, 'you're going to jail.'" In other words, she received treatment about nine hours after her arrest. And her release papers confirm her diagnosis as "seizure disorder." "They come to the hood, see a girl on the floor, and they think she's on drugs,"