Lakewood nurse sentenced to 3 years probation for stealing prescription drugs from patients

By Chris Anderson and Tiarra Braddock

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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A former nurse from the Lakewood area was sentenced to probation on Wednesday morning.

Michelle Brown appeared in front of a judge on theft and drug possession charges after being convicted for stealing prescription drugs from her patients.

“I took one of the patient’s morphine and I would replaced it with water,” said Brown.

Before the judge handed down her sentence, Brown explained it was her addiction to alcohol that made her steal medication from her patients.

“I know I can overcome this, I know I can,” Brown added.

The judge ordered that Brown serve three years of probationary community control. If she violates the sanction, Brown could be sent to prison for up to 18 months.

Investigators say Brown stole drugs from patients while she was working at the Crestmont North Nursing Facility on Detroit Road.

“This defendant took advantage of her position as a nurse to illicitly obtain drugs and tried to conceal the evidence. In doing so, she placed innocent patients at risk by tampering with their medication,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said.

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Lakewood nurse sentenced to 3 years probation for stealing prescription drugs from patients

Lakewood nurse convicted of stealing prescription drugs from patients set to be sentenced

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A former nurse from the Lakewood area is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday morning.

Michelle Brown is convicted of theft and drug possession. Her sentencing is scheduled for 10 a.m.

Investigators say Brown stole drugs from patients while she was working at the Crestmont North Nursing Facility on Detroit Road.

Brown would remove bottles of morphine and hydromorphone from a medication cart that was prescribed for patients, according to prosecutors. She then added water to bottles in an attempt to conceal the theft.

Lakewood nurse convicted of stealing drugs from patients

“This defendant took advantage of her position as a nurse to illicitly obtain drugs and tried to conceal the evidence. In doing so, she placed innocent patients at risk by tampering with their medication,” Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael C. O’Malley said.

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Tyler nurse convicted, sentenced to 6 years for Exploitation of an Elderly Person

Karen Madrid (Source: Smith County Jail)

By Stephanie Frazier 

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A Tyler nurse has been found guilty of exploiting an elderly person, and will spend six years in prison as a result.

On Tuesday, a jury found Karen Elaine Madrid guilty of the charge of Exploitation of an Elderly person. The evidence at the trial showed that Madrid, who is a nurse, met the victim of her crime at a local hospital, and later became his caretaker. The victim, who suffers from dementia, was found by neighbors to have no food in his house, and a missing vehicle.

Adult Protective Services and the Smith County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation after neighbors reported this. Bank records revealed that Madrid had charged over $25,000 of expenses to the victim, including a vacation for herself and her boyfriend to New York City, according to the Smith County District Attorney’s Office.

Madrid was sentenced to six years in prison.

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