A 50-year-old Grand Forks man was arrested early Saturday morning in Altru Hospital’s emergency room after he was accused of assaulting two nurses.

Grand Forks Police Sgt. Kevin Kallinen said Luis Enrique de Jesus was arrested about 2:40 a.m. Saturday after emergency room personnel said he had pushed a pregnant nurse and struck a second male nurse several times. Kallinen said he did not know if the nurses were treated for any injuries.

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De Jesus is being held in the Grand Forks County Correctional Center in Grand Forks, pending simple assault charges. Kallinen said the simple assault charge would be considered a felony because it involves emergency personnel.

The hospital supervisor on charge Saturday said she was unaware of the assault, and the person who answered the telephone in the ER said no additional information would be available until Monday.