Nurse pleads guilty to stealing opioid drugs while at Johnson County care facility

A Johnson County nurse has pleaded guilty to stealing opioid drugs while working at a residential care facility in Gardner, Kan.

Jeremy Keith Bailey pleaded guilty Thursday in Johnson County District Court to possession of a controlled substance, theft and Medicaid fraud.

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office said that Bailey, 41, surrendered his nursing license as part of the plea agreement.

Bailey was charged earlier this year with stealing the Percocet while working as a registered nurse at the Meadowbrook Rehabilitation Hospital.

Sentencing for Bailey is scheduled for Dec. 18.

This story was originally published October 26, 2018 at 10:35 AM.