{"id":586148,"date":"2026-02-13T03:34:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:34:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/586148\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T03:34:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T03:34:10","slug":"woman-admits-stealing-over-60000-in-medical-robot-arms-from-st-vincents-hospital-on-the-southside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/586148\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman admits stealing over $60,000 in medical robot arms from St. Vincent\u2019s Hospital on the Southside"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. <\/strong> \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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