{"id":295281,"date":"2026-02-21T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295281\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:20:09","slug":"albia-resident-accused-of-stealing-medications-from-pella-nursing-facility-pleads-guilty-to-two-counts-knia-krls-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/295281\/","title":{"rendered":"Albia Resident Accused of Stealing Medications from Pella Nursing Facility Pleads Guilty to Two Counts | KNIA KRLS Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAn Albia resident facing multiple accusations of swapping out medications and taking them for herself at a nursing facility in Pella has changed her plea to guilty in Marion County District Court. <\/p>\n

Thirty-seven-year-old Jessica Lynn Emerson entered a guilty plea for two counts of Prohibited Act \u2013 Prescription Drug Violation for Oxycodone. As part of the plea agreement, Emerson received five years of probation and $2,000 in fines. If she violates that probation, Emerson faces up to ten years of prison for each count. An official sentencing hearing will be held on April 16th. <\/p>\n

The Marion County Sheriff\u2019s Office arrested Emerson in January 2025 on a warrant for five different charges, including three Class C felonies. According to the criminal complaints filed by the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, Emerson worked as a nurse at Hearthstone in Pella and allegedly swapped Zofran pills belonging to residents with Oxycodone and took deliveries of the drug for herself for a multiple-month period in 2024. She was charged with unlawfully obtaining a prescription drug and wanton neglect of a healthcare facility resident.<\/p>\n

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