Officer faces treatment, testing after attck by HIV patient

A man diagnosed with HIV will answer to felony charges that he spat into the face of a Rutland police officer. 31-year-old Gerald Lamb pleaded not guilty in Rutland District Court to aggravated assault against a police officer. He is being held on $25,000. Police wnet to Lamb's apartment June 17 when family members reported Lamb had a head injury and may have taken drugs. Lamb resisted emergency workers and had to be restrained by police. He allegedly spit into the face of Sgt. David Schauwecker while in the emergency room at Rutland Regional Medical Center. Schauwecker will have to undergo treatment and HIV testing for the next year.