MUNCIE, Ind. — A paramedic who was fired from his job with the Muncie Fire Department in January now faces four felony charges over allegations he stole narcotic medications from his ex-employer.
Campbell O. Holinger, 31, Indianapolis, was charged Thursday in Delaware Circuit Court 4 with official misconduct, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or deceit, possession of a narcotic drug, unlawful possession of a syringe and theft.
Four of the charges are Level 6 felonies carrying maximum 30-month sentences. The theft count is a misdemeanor.
According to court documents, Holinger’s employment with the fire department began last September.
Within a month of his hiring, an investigation was underway over the increased use of fentanyl administered by local paramedics, which had apparently more than doubled since Holinger began work.
According to an affidavit, fentanyl was administered a total of 205 times by MFD paramedics in October, November and December. Records indicated the drug — a powerful synthetic opioid often linked to local drug overdoses — had been administered by Holinger 123 times during the three-month period.