Overview
- Branden Bannister, 37, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon causing serious bodily injury, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, and trafficking cocaine over 18 grams.
- The incident occurred around 2 a.m. outside BMC’s 850 Harrison Ave. campus after public safety officers confronted Bannister as he was leaving a patient room.
- A security officer sustained a life-threatening stab wound to the upper right thigh requiring a tourniquet and a second officer’s ballistic vest was slashed; the injured officer is recovering.
- Prosecutors said video shows Bannister approach an officer who pushed him back, officers deployed pepper spray, and the stabbing was realized during the effort to restrain him.
- A judge imposed $50,000 bail and ordered Bannister to stay away from all Boston hospitals, with a probable-cause hearing set for January 12, as the defense says he was visiting his newborn and disputes security’s account.