A former nurse at Rutland Regional Medical Center is charged with repeatedly stealing medication over the course of a month. Trisha M. Nash, 50, pleaded not guilty Monday in Rutland criminal court to a felony charge of prescription fraud. If convicted, she could face a maximum of two years and one day in prison and [...]
MINOT, N.D. - Two former nurses charged in a drug diversion investigation last year in Ward County pleaded not guilty Tuesday. Kim Kochel and April Beckler both face felony charges of endangering a vulnerable adult, drug diversion and theft of property. Investigators say the diversion occurred between December of 2012 and September of 2014 and [...]
A Missouri woman is charged with murder after her 14-year-old son apparently died from an overdose of a controlled substance that she admits to stealing, police said. Danielle Christine Baker, 41, of Bolivar, allegedly took controlled substances from a medical facility where she worked as a registered nurse. Police were called to the family's home [...]
A Springboro woman was jailed Thursday accused of allegedly claiming to give medications to nursing home residents but taking them herself. Kim Marie Lesher, 51, a licensed practical nurse at Rolling Fields Elder Care Community, is accused of claiming to distribute medication to an 86-year-old female and an 80-year-old male residing at the facility from [...]
The will be no prison time for the former pharmacy director of Boardman's Select Specialty Hospital who was accused of diluting patient's medicines. Ernest Perrin, III, 28, was sentenced on Thursday to five years probation after pleading guilty earlier to multiple charges of processing illegal drug documents and tampering with records. In addition, Perrin must [...]
A nurse with Ocala Community Care, the organization that provides medical care for inmates at the Marion County Jail, has been arrested and accused of stealing inmates’ medications. Sheriff’s deputies were called to an address on Southwest 30th Avenue in reference to a domestic disturbance. As deputies were investigating, they were told that J. M. [...]
ABILENE, Texas — A registered nurse is accused of stealing morphine from two Abilene medical facilities for her personal use. Deirdre Roxanne Lanford, 57, was arrested Friday and charged with possession of morphine, a second-degree felony. According to the arrest report, Lanford took the painkillers from the Abilene State Supported Living Center, where she worked at [...]
After a months-long investigation, a Merritt Island Surgery Center nurse was arrested Tuesday for systematically stealing fentanyl meant to be used as an anesthetic during operations, News 6 partner Florida Today reported. Officers say K. McDonough, a 51-year-old Rockledge woman, would sign out twice as much fentanyl as the anesthesiologist needed and keep the excess [...]
For Darren Peiren, his job as a paramedic with Dublin EMS was short-lived. Peiren, 45, is accused of stealing narcotics from an ambulance he was riding in on Thursday, March 8, during his orientation, then getting into an accident immediately after leaving work. Dublin Police Chief Bobby Mendez said the EMS coordinator became suspicious of [...]
Meridian nurse practitioner Cheri Susan Thomas, 37, pleaded guilty Tuesday to obtaining controlled substances by fraud, identity theft and misbranding a drug while held for sale. A Boise federal grand jury indicted Thomas on Jan. 9, according to the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office. According to court records, Thomas was employed as a nurse practitioner by [...]