19-year-old charged after ER patient attacks technician at Holy Spirit Hospital
Patient admitted for a mental health assessment allegedly became violent, biting and scratching an emergency room technician before being restrained and sedated.
On August 8, 2026, at about 4:46 a.m., 19-year-old Elayna Mae Sanders was involved in an incident at Holy Spirit Hospital, 503 N 21st Street, East Pennsboro Township. Sanders, who had been admitted to the ER for a mental health assessment, became violent—hitting herself, yelling, and during restraint allegedly attempting to bite an ER technician on the right arm and scratching and pinching the technician's right leg, causing visible redness; she was eventually fully restrained and sedated. The incident is listed as aggravated assault (report EPE2026080266) by the East Pennsboro Township Police Department; all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty.