A Warren man has been jailed after allegedly assaulting two Warren State Hospital workers on Thursday.

Gabriel J. Coull, 22, was charged Friday by the State Police at Warren with two counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault – attempts to cause or causes bodily injury to designated individuals, two counts of misdemeanor simple assault and two counts of harassment after an alleged incident Thursday at the state hospital. Coull was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Laura Bauer and taken to the county jail on $25,000 bail.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, police responded to the State Hospital after an incident that began with a verbal argument over a tray of food that Coull was allegedly not allowed to have.

“When the staff … took the tray Coull followed (the staff member) down the hallway,” the affidavit states. “(the employee) had his back turned to Coull when he was struck in the right side of the face with a closed fist by Coull. (The employee) turned slightly towards Coull and was struck in the face again by Coull, this time on the left side of his face. (A second employee) observed this and restrained Coull. After (the employee) released Coull, he struck (the employee) in the nose with a closed fist.”

Troopers spoke with the employees while they were seeking treatment at Warren General Hospital. One employee required x-rays and was being checked for a concussion while the other employee had minor injuries, according to the affidavit.

Thursday’s incident is the third such incident at the Warren State Hospital this year. Antwyn Lassiter, 46, of Warren remains in the Warren County Prison after being charged in early June with three counts of second-degree felony aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault and three counts of harassment. Lassiter was preliminarily arraigned June 6 by Magisterial District Judge Laura Bauer and a preliminary hearing was held in Bauer’s court on Wednesday. Lassiter was taken to the Warren County Prison on June 6 after being unable to post $10,000 cash bail.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an aide in the hospital allegedly told Lassiter it was time to take his medication. Lassiter reportedly went into his room and came out with a cup of urine, which he then allegedly threw in the aide’s face, getting urine in the aide’s eyes and mouth. The aide went to get a shower and change his clothes, with two additional aides sent to the unit to stay with Lassiter.

The affidavit states Lassiter paced back and forth for several minutes before lunging at one of the aides, taking the aide to the ground and scratching the aide’s face. The second aide then tried to break up the confrontation and was allegedly hit in the face and neck by Lassiter.

All three aides were taken to Warren General Hospital for an evaluation, according to the affidavit.

Lassiter was also charged March 6 with second-degree felony aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment after an alleged incident Feb. 13. Bail in that case was initially set at $25,000 before being changed to nonmonetary bail in April, with the condition Lassiter would be monitored at the Warren State Hospital.

An early May incident allegedly involving Matthew D. Johnson, 35, resulted in charges of second-degree felony aggravated assault, third-degree aggravated harassment by a prisoner and disorderly conduct on Sunday. Bail was set at $40,000 cash by Judge Bauer, with Johnson still in the Warren County Prison as of Monday.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an employee called police after an alleged incident with a patient at the state hospital. The aide told police that Johnson had allegedly punched a fire alarm several times until the alarm went off, which the aide said created alarm and panic throughout the building. The aide reportedly approached Johnson in an attempt to calm him down, but Johnson allegedly called the aide a derogatory name.

“Johnson then aggressively approached (the aide) with his fists in the air,” the affidavit states. “(The aide) backed up and grabbed Johnson’s arm as he swung at him. Johnson then backed up and spit directly on (the aide’s) face. Before (the aide) could react, Johnson spit again, hitting (the aide) in the chest. Hospital staff were able to detain and sedate Johnson before any further assaults.”

The aide sought medical attention because it wasn’t known if Johnson had any communicable diseases.