A former Metro Detroit emergency room nurse has pleaded guilty to tampering with vials of fentanyl, federal prosecutors said.
Travis Eskridge, 53, of Grosse Pointe Park, was charged in February with three counts of tampering with a consumer product, one count of theft of medical products by an employee and one count of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.
Officials say Eskridge worked as a registered nurse in the emergency room at Ascension St. John Hospital before he was removed from his position in August 2022 when tampering and theft of the vials were discovered…