A New Brighton man is accused of assaulting a paramedic Saturday. Johnathan Harris was found Saturday evening lying in the street in the eleven-hundred-block of Sixth Avenue. While emergency responders were taking him to the hospital, the 45-year-old grabbed the medic by the throat and wouldn’t let go until he was struck in the face. Harris and his girlfriend reportedly smoked crack and injected heroin together before a verbal argument that began the series of events. Harris is in Beaver County Jail in lieu of 100-thousand-dollars bond.