PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A Pinellas Park licensed practical nurse wanted for sexually battering an elderly woman at the nursing home where he worked has been arrested, police say.
Officers with the Pinellas Park Police Department say 63-year-old William Cease was found and arrested Thursday morning as he was leaving his home.
On Monday, he was found undressed in the bed of a 69-year-old patient and inappropriately touching her, police say. Another employee had reportedly walked in.
Investigators say Cease was separated from the woman, and officers were called to The Care Center at Pinellas Park.
But soon after police arrived, officers say Cease ran away.
Detectives say Cease had been with the facility since 2019 as an LPN. During the investigation, detectives say they determined he may have abused others in the past.