Pittsburgh man charged with threatening to behead Tampa General Hospital CEO

The man, who previously worked with John Couris at a different facility before being fired, has been charged with making online threats as the local executive hires security for protection.

By Louis Llovio
| 6:00 p.m. July 15, 2025
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John Couris was named president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital in 2017.

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A 63-year-old former official who worked under Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris at a different medical center has been arrested and charged with threatening his life —including calling for the top executive's beheading.

The U.S. Department of Justice says Lawrence Brunn of Oakmont, Pennsylvania in suburban Pittsburgh, was charged with cyber harassment. If convicted, he faces up to five years in federal prison.

The Justice Department doesn’t name Couris in a statement announcing the arrest and charges Tuesday or in court papers, only referring to the alleged victim as J.C. The statement does, however, identify him as the chief executive officer of Tampa General, a role Couris has held since 2017.