Nursing home tech stole jewelry while residents slept, police say

ST. PETERSBURG (FOX 13) -A nursing facility employee stole and pawned thousands of dollars worth of jewelry from residents, St. Petersburg Police said.

Keona S. Stephens, 22, is facing theft charges.

Police said they got a call from a resident at the Allegro Nursing Facility who told them a diamond ring had been pried from her finger while she slept.

Several other residents said they had also had jewelry turn up missing.

Police said Stephens, who had been working at the facility for three weeks as a med tech, stole and pawned $21,000 worth of jewelry.

Stephens is charged with four counts of theft from a person 65 years of age or older, and one count of grand theft.

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Nursing home tech stole jewelry while residents slept, police say