FORT MYERS, Fla. (WINK) — A former in-home care nurse accused of neglecting a medically fragile child has been sentenced on Tuesday to 30 months in prison following a no-contest plea.
Authorities said Sharlen Pflugrad was responsible for monitoring a child’s oxygen levels in Sept. 2025. Authorities said the child’s oxygen levels went down to 79%. It was not supposed to drop below 88%.
Pflugrad was also sentenced to 30 months of probation.
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