Fugitive accused of assaulting Deaconess nurse

A Maryland fugitive described by local police as a “one-man crime wave” is accused of assaulting a nurse at Deaconess Medical Center on Wednesday night.

Ricky W. Everett, 33, appeared in Superior Court on Thursday on a third-degree assault charge after hospital staff and jail deputies said Everett dug his fingernails into a nurse’s right hand, causing a cut and red marks, according to court documents.

The nurse was trying to set a breathing mask on Everett when he became uncooperative about 9:40 p.m., documents allege. Everett’s bail was set at $200,000 on Thursday. That’s in addition to $150,000 bond set Wednesday for a theft of a motor vehicle charge.

Everett, who has 30 felony convictions in six states, was arrested Tuesday after police said he paid for a Honda Accord with a bad check.

Anyone who has had contact with Everett or has accepted a check from Ricky’s PI Service is asked to call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233.