HIV-Positive AL Man Spits In Face Of Northport Nurse Tells “Taste The Last Kiss Of Death”

NORTHPORT, AL. (THECOUNT) — Alabama man, Montrel Dewaun Minor, who authorities say is HIV-positive, is accused of spitting on a nurse while telling her to “taste the last kiss of death.”

Minor, 28, was being treated at an area hospital when he “became belligerent and combative,” and spit on the nurse at Northport Medical Center in Northport. He was later was charged with felony assault with bodily fluids.

The saliva came in contact with the nurse’s mouth, nose and face, according to the report.

The nurse told police she immediately started decontamination procedures and tested negative for HIV. She’ll be required to retest after six months for conclusive results. source

Minor remained in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on Wednesday with bond set at $10,000.

Assault with bodily fluids is a felony if the offender has a communicable disease.

Experts claim that HIV is not transmittable through saliva.