A former Utah nurse who is facing federal charges for allegedly stealing hospital painkillers and exposing patients to hepatitis C narrowly avoided being sent to jail Thursday for violating her pretrial release conditions.
Elet Neilson was allowed to remain free after she was charged in July 2017 with more than a dozen crimes in federal court because she had agreed to a number of conditions set by U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Warner.
But she admitted Thursday she violated the conditions when she was charged several weeks ago in state court with driving under the influence and electronic harassment.