CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — A security guard is recovering after he was struck in the legs by a wheelchair.
Corpus Christi police responded to an emergency call from security officers over at the Corpus Christi City Hall.
When officers arrived, they found a suspect that was pepper-sprayed.
Security officers said they asked a man in a wheelchair to move from the area after staying there for a period of time. The man allegedly caused a disturbance and got up and threw the wheelchair, striking one of the security officer's legs.
The suspect was taken to the hospital to be treated for being pepper-sprayed.
Police said he will face a charge of assaulting a security officer when he is released from the hospital.
Senior Officer Travis Pace, with the Corpus Christi police department, said the charge is a 3rd-degree felony.
