Overview
- On May 10, responders at Disney’s Saratoga Springs say 44-year-old Effie Crilly refused hospital transport, pushed Deputy Derron Callwood in the chest, was taken to Dr. Phillips Hospital for clearance and was charged with third‑degree battery on a law enforcement officer; she pleaded not guilty.
- On June 5, police say 36-year-old Daniel Hughes pushed an EMT multiple times at EPCOT’s China Pavilion while trying to reach his mother, was arrested on a third‑degree felony battery charge for assaulting an emergency medical care provider and later pleaded not guilty.
- Both accounts come from Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrest reports and Orange Circuit Court records and show the EMT in the EPCOT case asked to press charges; attorneys for both defendants declined to comment.
- The arrest reports do not disclose the underlying medical conditions that prompted either emergency call, leaving the medical context and patient outcomes publicly unclear.
- The incidents highlight a practical risk for first responders who need space to assess patients and suggest these cases will proceed through criminal courts rather than through medical review, with possible consequences for how crowded venues handle volatile medical calls.