A man is accused of assaulting a nurse inside a Hudson Valley hospital and chasing her through the emergency room.

On Wednesday around 10:45 a.m., Jake Gustafson of Ohio was charged with second-degree assault, a felony. Gustafson was arrested following an investigation into an incident that happened at the HealthAlliance Hospital on Broadway in Kingston on Thursday, June 27.

Gustafson assaulted a hospital nurse and chased her through the emergency room at the hospital, police say. The condition of the nurse wasn't released. Police didn't reveal why the Ohio man was in the Hudson Valley or if he knew the nurse.

Gustafson was arraigned in Kingston City Court and remanded to Ulster County Jail.

More From WPDH-WPDA