{"id":144470,"date":"2026-02-05T07:32:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T07:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/144470\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T07:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T07:32:20","slug":"florida-hospital-worker-charged-with-stealing-94-year-old-patients-wallet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/144470\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida hospital worker charged with stealing 94-year-old patient’s wallet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A Florida hospital worker was arrested after investigators say she stole a 94-year-old patient\u2019s wallet<\/a> last month and went on a massive spending spree using the victim\u2019s credit cards.<\/p>\n

Bailey Slater, 28, a patient care technician at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital, stole the elderly patient\u2019s wallet on Jan. 22, then used the victim\u2019s credit cards to rack up more than $500 in charges the same day, the Hillsborough County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The sheriff\u2019s office shared a surveillance photo that they say appears to show a masked-up Slater wheeling a shopping cart overflowing with shopping bags out of a Target store.<\/p>\n

Hospital officials identified the alleged theft and contacted law enforcement<\/a>, working with detectives to help build the case, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

DETROIT JUDGE, 3 OTHERS CHARGED IN ALLEGED SCHEME TO STEAL THOUSANDS FROM VULNERABLE AND INCAPACITATED PEOPLE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Bailey Slater, 28, faces multiple charges, including first-degree petit theft, two counts of unauthorized use of a credit card, and two counts of fraudulent use of personal information of an elderly person. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

A warrant was issued for Slater\u2019s arrest<\/a>, and she turned herself in at the Orient Road Jail on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Slater allegedly stole a 94-year-old patient’s wallet and used the victim’s credit cards to make more than $500 in unauthorized purchases. (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

HIGH-END CAR HUSTLE CRASHES AS COUPLE ACCUSED OF FLIPPING LUXURY RIDES WITH BOGUS TITLES<\/a><\/p>\n

Slater faces multiple charges, including first-degree petit theft, two counts of unauthorized use of a credit card and two counts of fraudulent use of personal information of an elderly person.<\/p>\n

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Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister called the alleged theft “shameful.” (Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, File)<\/p>\n

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“Taking advantage of some of our most vulnerable community members while entrusted with their care is shameful and reprehensible,” Sheriff Chad Chronister said. “We will make sure justice is served, and we hope anyone considering this kind of behavior understands they will be held accountable.”<\/p>\n

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