A Lyle man was arrested Monday night after he allegedly hugged a child at an area hospital and refused to let go, according to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
The man, identified by deputies as 37-year-old Clayton G. Closser, had been treated and released from the emergency room at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and was near the front doors waiting for a ride at about 8:15 p.m., hospital spokeswoman Kelly Love said.
A woman and her 8-year-old grandson walked in, and the man clasped his arms around the child as in a hug, Love said. He wouldn’t let go until a woman and nearby nurse yelled at him to stop, at which point he released the child, she said. The boy was not injured.
Security officers arrived a minute later, Love said, and isolated Closser from everyone else in the hospital until deputies arrived, Love said. He was not combative, she said.
