Man charged for interfering with Life Star patient transport
New London — A man who delayed a Life Star helicopter as it attempted to take off from a parkling lot at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital was taken into custody Friday afternoon.
Jonathan Brand, 38, of 32 Williams St., Norwich, was warned several times by hospital security to exit the heliport area of the hospital parking lot, located at 365 Montauk Ave., as a Life Star helicopter attempted to transfer a patient to another facility, police said.
Brand initially refused, and then moved to a hospital parking lot and blocked vehicles from leaving the campus.
Brand is charged with interfering with a heliport-landing field, reckless endangerment, first-degree trespass and breach of peace, and was being held on a $150,000 bond.
Mike O'Farrell, director of communications at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital said there were "no issues with patient safety (and) no delays in transportation" related to the incident.
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