36-year-old Iowa nurse Rachel Faith Martinez pleads not guilty to criminal charges of overdosing patients with medications at Spencer Hospital, facing 6 counts, including 2 felonies and 4 neglect charges.
Iowa nurse Rachel Faith Martinez, 36, has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that she deliberately overdosed patients with medications at Clay County's Spencer Hospital. Martinez faces six criminal violations, including two felony counts of obtaining a prescription drug by deceit and four counts of wanton neglect of a dependent adult by a caretaker. Prosecutors accuse Martinez of providing hydrocodone and Tramadol to patients more frequently than prescribed, leading to potential overdoses.
March 19, 2024
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