Largo, Florida – A paramedic for SUNSTAR ambulance has been arrested on charges he stole narcotics from an ambulance while he was on duty.
Timothy J. Dionian, 29, of Bradenton, was arrested by the Pinellas County Sherif's Office Monday and held at the county jail in lieu of $28,000 bond. He is charged with seven counts of grand theft and 7 counts of possession of controlled substance.
Arrest affidavits say he removed medication from bottles of the narcotic pain reliever Fentanyl and replaced it with an unidentified clear liquid during his shift as a paramedic EMS worker. The affidavit said he had sole control of and restricted access to the narcotic at the time.
The switch, the affidavits said, occurred on four occasions between July 28 and August 28 of this year.
