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EL PASO, Texas – A former Fort Bliss nurse accused of infecting patients with hepatitis C while stealing their pain medications during surgery has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and theft.
Jon Dale Jones, a retired Army captain, entered his plea Tuesday.
Federal prosecutors say Jones infected at least 15 military patients in 2004 when he diverted fentanyl — a powerful painkiller routinely used for anesthesia — from the patients to himself.
He could face up to 20 years when he sentenced in August.
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