JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2013 Hospitals are known for saving lives and improving overall health. However, for one woman, the hospital was a source to steal robotic equipment.<\/p>\n
Angela Kearse, 58, has admitted to stealing more than $60,000 worth of medical equipment from a local hospital. According to court documents, Kearse worked at St. Vincent\u2019s Hospital but stole expensive medical robot arms. <\/p>\n
She recently entered a guilty plea for the crimes.<\/p>\n
According to an arrest and booking report, Kearse worked as a surgical assistant at St. Vincent\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n
On Jan. 29, she entered a guilty plea for thefts that occurred in 2024.<\/p>\n
In 2024, hospital staff noticed that surgical robotic arms had been missing for months from the Southside location.<\/p>\n
A photo taken on Dec. 24 to document inventory looked very different just two days later on Dec. 26, showing over half of the property missing.<\/p>\n
Kearse worked at the Riverside location but used her badge to access the Southside location on weekends and holidays when fewer people were present.<\/p>\n
Security reviewed surveillance footage and badge entrance logs.<\/p>\n
They found Kearse leaving on Dec. 25 around 3 a.m., carrying duffel bags and cardboard boxes filled with the missing medical robot arms valued at over $60,000.<\/p>\n
Police say she admitted to taking the items and had an accomplice. There is no public record that the other person was arrested.<\/p>\n
Kearse will be sentenced on March 5. She faces a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.<\/p>\n
News4JAX has reached out to St. Vincent\u2019s Hospital for comment, but has not yet received a response.<\/p>\n
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