Nurse charged with murdering two patients with lethal doses of insulin at North Carolina hospital
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Rogue nurse, 47, charged with murdering two patients and attempted murder of another after administering lethal doses of insulin at North Carolina hospital
- Johnathan Hayes, 47, is accused of administering lethal doses of insulin
- Hayes, who worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder
- The former nurse was fired in March and arrested in October
- He is accused of giving a lethal dose of insulin to Gwen Crawford on January 5, 2022. Crawford died on January 8.
- On January 22, Hayes allegedly injected Vickie Lingerfelt with a lethal dose of insulin. Lingerfelt died on January 27
- Hayes is also accused of giving Pamela Little a near-fatal dose of insulin on December 1, 2021, but Little survived
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A former nurse in North Carolina is accused of murdering two patients and nearly killing a third by administering lethal doses of insulin.
Johnathan Hayes, 47, who worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill announced Tuesday.
Hayes allegedly gave a lethal dose of insulin to Gwen Crawford on Jan. 5, O’Neill said. Crawford died a few days later, on January 8.
On Jan. 22, Hayes injected Vickie Lingerfelt with a dose of insulin, O’Neill said. Lingerfelt died on January 27.
Hayes is also accused of giving Pamela Little a near-fatal dose of insulin on Dec. 1, 2021, but Little survived, O’Neill said.
Hayes was released from the medical center in March after an initial investigation began, according to an Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist representative. He was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder.
Johnathan Hayes, 47, who worked at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, is accused of murdering two patients and nearly killing a third by administering lethal doses of insulin
Hayes has been charged with two murders and one attempted murder, Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill announced Tuesday.
The investigation began on March 21 earlier this year, when O’Neill said he and Winston-Salem police detectives met with officials at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
He said Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist first conducted their own investigation and shared information showing that Hayes allegedly administered a lethal dose of insulin that killed one patient, and allegedly did the same to others.
“We received information that day from a research team that showed that a nurse, Johnathan Hayes, may have administered a lethal dose of insulin, which killed that patient and perhaps others,” O’Neill said.
The Winston-Salem District Attorney’s Office and the Winston-Salem Police Department seized the information and joined forces to conduct another thorough investigation, including interviews, evidence gathering and talking to the deceased’s families.
Hayes gave a lethal dose of insulin to Gwen Crawford on Jan. 5, O’Neill said. Crawford died a few days later, on January 8.
On Jan. 22, Hayes injected Vickie Lingerfelt with a lethal dose of insulin, O’Neill said. Lingerfelt died on January 27
O’Neill said the aggregate of information and evidence gathered showed that Hayes acted alone and led O’Neill to file the murder charges against the “rogue” former nurse.
“All the evidence points to Hayes acting alone,” O’Neill added.
O’Neill also stressed that Hayes is charged with murder and attempted murder, “not involuntary manslaughter” as he would be for medical malpractice.
“What bothers me about this sort of thing is that we have a particularly vulnerable kind of victim,” O’Neill said.
“Johnathan Hayes has lost the honor of being called a nurse,” O’Neill said. “As of today, he is known as the Defendant. No one in this community should hesitate or hesitate to seek treatment at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center or any of our excellent healthcare facilities that we are fortunate to have here in Forsyth County.”
The Winston-Salem Police Department has set aside a phone line for anyone who believes they have been a victim of Hayes. The number is (336) 757-0357. It is available Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Officials say the investigation is ongoing.