Rural Detroit Lakes woman sentenced for biting Essentia Health emergency room nurse

Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) – A rural Detroit Lakes woman was sentenced to 90 days in jail for misdemeanor assault stemming from an incident where she bit a nurse in the Essentia Health St. Mary’s emergency room in August.

According to court records, 29-year-old Lacey Rose Rousu-Hanks of rural Detroit Lakes, was at the scene of a domestic disturbance in Becker County. 

She was found unresponsive in a wooded area outside and transported to the hospital in Detroit Lakes.

While in the emergency room, she bit the arm of a nurse, which left a visible mark.

Rousu-Hanks was also wanted on an active warrant and has a separate case pending in the Becker County District Court system.

On Sept. 1, she was sentenced to 90 days in jail with credit for 79 days served, which was stayed for a year while she undergoes probation. A felony fourth degree assault charge was dropped in a plea agreement with prosecutors.