1Casper, WY Julie Ann Cross, a 50-year-old nursing home employee, is facing serious allegations of abusing a patient by tying the resident’s head to a bed. The incident reportedly took place at a NOWCAP facility on July 14.

Cross has been charged with one count of felony intentional abuse or neglect of a vulnerable adult and one count of misdemeanor false imprisonment. She appeared in Natrona County District Court on Thursday and pleaded not guilty, with a judge releasing her on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond.

The alleged incident was discovered by a morning shift manager, who found a 53-year-old woman with her head tied down using a blue silk scarf. The employee intervened after realizing the situation and noted that the scarf took at least five minutes to remove.

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