Paramedic assaulted while treating injured person outside nightclub – North Carolina

By Jeff Rivenbark

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – Police say a paramedic was injured while trying to treat an injured person outside a club in south Charlotte early Sunday morning.

The incident happened around 2:26 p.m. in the parking lot outside Club Onyx located along the 5300 block of Old Pineville.

According to the police report, paramedic Julia Barela was assisting a person who was injured when that person allegedly assaulted Barela.

She received minor injuries and was treated at the scene.

The suspect was charged with assault on emergency personnel.