Federal Jury Convicts Tulsa Man for Assaulting St. Francis Hospital Security Officers

A federal jury found a Tulsa man guilty this week for assaulting two security officers with his vehicle, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.

Leeroy Wendell McQueary II, 40, was convicted of two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to do bodily harm in Indian Country.

“Two security officers tried to calm Leeroy McQueary II down inside St. Francis Hospital, and when that failed, they escorted him out of the facility to protect employees and patients,” said U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. “Then McQueary  aimed his vehicle at the officers, accelerated, and attempted to run them down. He’s now learned there were consequences for his criminal behavior.”

On Nov. 4, 2022, McQueary entered the St. Francis Hospital lobby, acting agitated and stating that he was trying to locate a friend, whom he couldn’t name. Concerned about his erratic and angry behavior, front desk employees asked him to step to another area of the lobby while they tried to gather more information.  They then contacted security for assistance.

When two security officers arrived and calmly requested more information about the “patient,” McQueary again could not provide the patient’s name nor a valid hospital room number. He continued to act erratic. McQueary’s behavior further escalated when security asked him to leave and eventually escorted him from the facility using verbal commands.

McQueary continued yelling expletives at the security team and repeatedly threatened to hunt them down and kill them. Security provided the defendant space and a clear path to exit the parking area.

McQueary entered his vehicle and backed out of his parking spot, then accelerated his car, aimed at, and rammed a parked security vehicle occupied by a third officer. He then accelerated down the parking lane.

Officers ran across the parking lot to see where McQueary was headed. At one point, McQueary made a deliberate U-turn and accelerated toward both security officers at a dangerous pace. He then aimed more deliberately toward them. Officers drew their firearms to no effect and eventually fired at the defendant’s car. Before being struck, both security officers jumped away from the vehicle, which almost hit them.

The defendant then sped up, drove over a parking lot curb, attempted to drive away, and crashed into an electric box.  He exited the vehicle and fled the scene on foot.

Hospital surveillance video verified the front desk employees’ and officers’ accounts about what happened in the lobby. Surveillance and several witnesses further verified the incident that occurred outside the hospital.

The Tulsa Police Department located and arrested McQueary on Nov. 30, 2022.

The Tulsa Police Department conducted the investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Niko A. Boulieris and Adam C. Bailey are prosecuting the case.