JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local nursing assistant, fired over allegations she was selling drugs, was among 16 health care professionals in Florida accused of seriously violating the profession.
Several certified nursing assistants, pharmacists and even a paramedic were let go all over Florida.
According to an emergency suspension file, Kenyotta Conyers was licensed to work at Andrew Jackson High School and has been charged with selling, manufacturing and delivering cocaine.
"It was around March 11 when Ms. Conyers was arrested and charged with one count of sale of cocaine, one count of possession of cocaine and one count of possession of a controlled substance, all of those are felonies in the state of Florida," Brad Dalton, deputy press secretary of the Florida Department of Health, said.
Dalton said that Conyers was also charged with one count of the possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana, which is a misdemeanor in the state of Florida.
According to Dalton, Conyers and the 16 men and women also caught up in violating the health care profession were suspended immediately after violations came to the Florida Department of Health's attention for the sake of patients all over Florida.
"Our main priority is to protect the public's health, safety and welfare. Our department has the ability to issue emergency suspension and restriction orders upon the findings of the state's surgeon general that a licensed practitioner presents an immediate, and what we feel is a serious danger to the public," Dalton said.