Mid-South nurse charged with ID theft

A Mid-South man working as a nurse in a Memphis hospital appeared in court to face identity theft charges today.

A nurse working at St.Francis in East Memphis is accused of stealing patient information while working in a hospital in Florida.

Gary Lamar Holt was arraigned this morning at 201 Poplar.


Holt was arrested in Memphis as a fugitive. He asked for bond this morning, but the judge denied it.


Detective Nancy Ravey in Milton, Florida tells us Holt accessed medical information on patients and obtained social security numbers while working there.

With that information, Ravey says Holt bought two vehicles and got a credit card.

He's charged with a 1st-degree felony.

Two months ago, Ravey says he fled Milton and came to work at St.Francis in East Memphis as a nurse.

A spokesperson for St. Francis says, "we have been informed that a contract nurse, employed by Nursing Innovations, a nurse staffing agency, was arrested."

"The agency is responsible for conducting background checks on these individuals prior to placing them in a hospital."

"St. Francis Hospital will cooperate with any investigation if our assistance is needed."

We contacted Nursing Innovations (based in Florida) and Chief Operating Officer James Houston says he didn't want to comment during an on-going criminal investigation.

Also, We're told Memphis police are looking into the question of whether Holt stole any personal information at St. Francis while he was here.


He will extradited to Florida in the next 30 days.