CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A former nurse aide who was indicted in the death of a Clarksville patient has been arrested.
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, following a referral from the Adult Protective Services, agents began investigating an allegation that in March 2022, Tucker, who was a certified nurse aide at a care facility in Clarksville, "failed to properly use a lift while attempting to move a patient."
As a result, investigators said patient Patricia Oliver fell and sustained injuries resulting in her death. According to her obituary, Patricia Oliver was a Navy veteran and retired from the La-Z-Boy Chair Company. She was the former historian for the American Legion in Dover, Tennessee. Shes loved gardening, knitting, cooking, and spending time with family.
An indictment was sent out in regards to Takesha Tucker in March 2023 for the incident, with one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide and one count of Aggravated Abuse of an Elderly Adult.
In January 2024, she was arrested during a traffic stop in Kennesaw, Georgia. Tucker's extradition back to Mongtomery County from Georgia is pending.
This is still developing.
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