The incident happened Tuesday at Jewish Hospital while the suspect, identified as Cynthia Kutz, 57, was waiting for her child to undergo surgery, according to WLKY-TV.
Police: Mom swipes IV bag of fentanyl from patient's room at Jewish Hospital https://t.co/RSzaGaQmue pic.twitter.com/zTlWl0Uw2S
— WLKY (@WLKY) February 6, 2019
When a nurse noticed that the IV bag was gone, security officers began a search and found the missing medication in a bag near Kutz, WLKY reported. Officers said Kutz admitted the bag was hers.
She was arrested and is facing a number of charges, including theft of a controlled substance, third-degree burglary and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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