OMAHA, Neb. <\/p>\n
Omaha police took a man into custody Friday after he was accused of stabbing a Nebraska Medicine employee. <\/p>\n
The incident was reported around 8:30 a.m. at the fourth floor of the Lied Transplant Center. <\/p>\n
The employee, a 30-year-old phlebotomist, was attempting to draw blood from the man at the time. The man, identified as Zacherey Dvorak, 37, refused to have his blood drawn and attacked the employee with a weapon he had made from \"ordinary items found in his room,\" a spokesperson from Nebraska Medicine said. <\/p>\n
Other staff members and members of the center's security team restrained Dvorak until police arrived. <\/p>\n
The injured employee was taken to the emergency room, where she was treated for a small laceration to her face, which required stitches. <\/p>\n
Dvorak was booked at Douglas County Corrections for assault of a healthcare professional and use of a weapon to commit a felony, Omaha police said.<\/p>\n
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