Man with 12 arrests this year busted again after allegedly attacking doctor in hospital elevator: report

A Chicago antheral with a twelve arrests this twelvemonth is facing caller charges aft allegedly assaulting a doc wrong a infirmary elevator. 

Sean Popps, 39, was taken into custody past period aft helium allegedly attacked a doc portion wrong an elevator astatine the Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Streeterville field parking garage, according to CWB Chicago. 

The onslaught occurred astir 1:39 p.m. connected Nov. 2, erstwhile a 42-year-old cardiologist entered an elevator wrong the hospital’s parking store astatine 236 East Huron Street, the outlet reported. Prosecutors said Popps followed the doc into the elevator and began repeatedly punching her successful the head, causing her to stumble backward arsenic she covered her look with her hands, according to the outlet.

According to a constabulary report, the unfortunate reportedly had nary interaction with Popps anterior to the beating, with authorities adding the onslaught was unprovoked.

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Sean Popps has been arrested a twelve times successful Chicago, Illinois, since the commencement of 2025, according to constabulary records obtained by Fox News Digital. (Chicago Police Department, iStock)

The battle near the pistillate with galore injuries, including aggregate bruises, hematomas and abrasions to her face, head, arms and hand, CWB Chicago reported. 

Following the incident, a Northwestern infirmary information defender recognized Popps from surveillance footage of the onslaught and pointed authorities to "approximately 30 positive anterior incidents astatine the infirmary wherever [Popps] had to beryllium removed" from the facility, according to the outlet. 

Additionally, different serviceman astatine the infirmary reportedly recalled having "incidents with [Popps] astir 2 times a time implicit the past 19 months."

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The bulk of Sean Popps' alleged crimes person taken spot astatine Northwestern Memorial Hospital successful Chicago, Illinois, according to CWB Chicago.  (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

Since the commencement of 2025, Popps has been arrested a twelve times, with the bulk of alleged crimes transpiring connected oregon adjacent Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s Streeterville campus, CWB Chicago reported. 

He was besides reportedly arrested 7 times successful 2024, again with astir of the instances taking spot connected oregon adjacent infirmary grounds. Records bespeak Popps was arrested astatine the installation doubly successful 2020, doubly successful 2021, erstwhile successful 2022 and erstwhile successful 2023, according to the outlet.

Fox News Digital was incapable to instantly find an lawyer representing Popps. 

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Sean Popps is accused of assaulting a doc wrong an elevator astatine Northwestern Memorial Hospital successful Chicago, Illinois.  (iStock)

At the clip of his astir caller arrest, Popps was connected pretrial merchandise for allegedly trespassing astatine a section residential gathering successful October and attempting to flight from the constabulary presumption aft being taken into custody, CWB Chicago reported.

The Cook County State Attorney's Office and Northwestern Memorial Hospital did not instantly respond to Fox News Digital's petition for comment. 

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Popps is charged with aggravated artillery successful a nationalist spot and remains successful custody astatine the Cook County Jail, according to constabulary records obtained by Fox News Digital.