{"id":102293,"date":"2020-07-15T12:29:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T16:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=102293"},"modified":"2022-01-13T20:31:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T01:31:15","slug":"former-va-hospital-employee-pleads-guilty-to-murders-of-seven-veterans-military-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=102293","title":{"rendered":"Former VA Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Murders of Seven Veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2020\/07\/14\/former-va-hospital-employee-charged-deaths-of-seven-veterans.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/clarksburg-va-1200-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wait for it&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, pleaded guilty Tuesday to the murders of seven veteran patients and an attempt to kill an eighth at the facility.Reta Mays, 46, worked the night shift at the medical center&#8217;s medical surgical award and was accused of injecting seven patients with fatal doses of insulin, in addition to being charged with intending to kill an eighth by the same method between 2017 and 2018.<\/p>\n<p>She entered a guilty plea on all eight charges in federal district court and waived her right to a grand jury trial, affirming with a tearful voice to District Judge Thomas Kleeh that she was of sound mind in admitting her guilt.<\/p>\n<p>Her plea bargain includes seven life sentences for the murder charges, a 20-year sentence for the charge of assault with intent to commit murder, and a $500,000 fine.<\/p>\n<p>At least 26 family members of the victims were present in the courtroom Tuesday for the proceedings, which also were broadcast via Zoom. Defense attorneys requested time before sentencing to &#8220;develop mitigating evidence,&#8221; meaning they will investigate possible reasons for Mays to have committed the crimes &#8212; circumstances that might draw a lesser sentence.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Aaaaaand&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Mays, an\u00a0Army\u00a0veteran, told the judge she is taking medication for post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There we have it.\u00a0 I wonder how she caught the PTSD in the Army.\u00a0 I talk to Basil Hayden or George Dickel about my problems from time to time,\u00a0 they seem to think nobody really gives a shit about my feelings and the Soviet just laughs at me.<\/p>\n<p>My experiences with the VA and its staff are outstanding.\u00a0 I have not a single complaint.\u00a0 \u00a0But then again,\u00a0 I never had some Candy Striper stick needles in me.<\/p>\n<p>You can read the rest of the article in the link below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.military.com\/daily-news\/2020\/07\/14\/former-va-hospital-employee-charged-deaths-of-seven-veterans.html\">Former VA Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Murders of Seven Veterans | Military.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wait for it&#8230; A former nursing assistant at the Louis A. 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