Rockford man accused of strangling a nurse with a stethoscope, hate crime

Rockford man accused of strangling a nurse with a stethoscope, hate crime

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Delbert Brown, 62, for strangling a nurse with a stethoscope, according to court records. Officers were called to the Swedish American Hospital on East State for reports that a nurse was attacked on July 18. The incident began when Brown called the nurse a racial slur, authorities reported. Delbert Brown. Photo: Winnebago County Jail The nurse told officials that he was restrained but later broke …