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ONARGA, Ill. (WAND) - A 19-year-old in Iroquois County was arrested after police said he attacked a paramedic.

Joseph Burke, 19, of Onarga, IL, was arrested on July 11. Police said Burke was charged with aggravated battery to a medical worker.

According to the Iroquois County Sheriff's Office, the paramedics requested police assistance after Burke attacked a medical worker while they were trying to provide medical assistance to someone else. 

Burke was transported to the Iroquois County Jail where he was later released with a notice to appear.

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