<div>Patrick Buchnowski, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.SOMERSET, Pa. – A Confluence man will appear in Somerset County court, accused of assaulting staff at UPMC Somerset, biting a woman’s breast and grabbing a police officer’s gun, authorities said.Harry Lee Rugg II, 19, of the 100 block of Whites Creek Road, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Tuesday before District Judge Scott Walker, of Somerset.Somerset Borough police charged Rugg with two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of reckless endangerment and one count of disarming a law enforcement officer.According to a complaint affidavit, Rugg was receiving mental health treatment in the emergency room Aug. 20 when he allegedly fought with hospital staff and UPMC police officers.Rugg allegedly bit a nurse, spit at another and tried to disarm a hospital police officer by grabbing his holstered duty weapon, the affidavit said.Rugg was taken to the Somerset police station, where he reportedly admitted to grabbing the officer’s gun.A day earlier, state police in Somerset charged Rugg with aggravated assault for allegedly beating a man, breaking his teeth and biting off part of his ear during a domestic dispute.</div>

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SOMERSET, Pa. – A Confluence man will appear in Somerset County court, accused of assaulting staff at UPMC Somerset, biting a woman’s breast and grabbing a police officer’s gun, authorities said. Harry Lee Rugg II, 19, of the 100 block of Whites Creek Road, waived his right...