Amarillo nurse indicted for taking medication from elderly patients at rehab center

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – A Potter County grand jury indicted a nurse for taking medication meant for elderly patients.

Kimberly Ann Echevarria, 40, faces a charge of diversion of a controlled substance, a state jail felony.

The statute is defined as a medical professional who intercepts a controlled substance through their profession or place of employment, rather than medical necessity…

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