COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Judge Curtis Hairston granted the former Director of Nursing at Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, Kamesha Kittrell, a $2,500 unsecured bond on Monday.
He said there was evidence that she posed a potential danger to the community, but the conditions he would place on her bond would mitigate those factors.
Kittrell is not to return to the facility, provide medical care or work in a medical facility, or have contact with the other defendants pending the outcome of the case.
Prosecutor Noelle Nochisaki argued that while Kittrell did not provide direct care to the 74-year-old victim — who prosecutors allege died from sepsis due to poor care received at the facility — she was the employee who was supposed to make sure proper care was given.
Nochisaki said the “buck stops at the supervisor” and Kittrell was “hands off” in her role.
WATCH: Inspection revealed serious deficiencies before Virginia nursing home death
Inspection revealed serious deficiencies before Virginia nursing home death