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Bayonne PD: Police Pepper Spray Unruly Ambulance Patient Who Bit Officer, Spit In Patrol Car
A 51-year-old ambulance patient was arrested after biting an EMT and refusing to wear a face mask earlier this week in Bayonne, authorities said.
James Watson, of New York City, was told to leave a McCabe ambulance after refusing to wear a mask Tuesday morning, Bayonne Police Capt. Eric Amato told HudsonTV. Watson threw an item from the ambulance and spit in the cruiser while arriving at the scene -- 21st Street and Avenue E, around 10:40 a.m., Amato said.
While police tried restraining him, Watson bit an officer, breaking skin -- which required medical treatment, according to Amato.&n…