Nurse faces additional charges for exploiting elderly patients

ORLANDO, Florida — Trenton Duckworth, a former nurse at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital, has been charged with additional offenses after allegedly exploiting a second elderly patient. Duckworth, who was previously arrested for stealing credit cards and checks from an elderly patient, now faces new charges related to a second victim, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

On December 13, 2024, Duckworth was charged with check fraud and using an elderly man’s credit card for sports betting. Investigators found that Duckworth had access to the checkbook and credit cards while the man was a patient at the hospital. During the investigation, detectives discovered Duckworth had also targeted a second patient…

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