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A nurse accused of giving unauthorized medication to a nursing home resident the day before he died won't be charged with a crime, police said this week.
Police have completed their investigation into whether the medication caused or contributed to the death of John P. Stratton, 76, of Newport News. Stratton was staying at the James River Convalescent and Rehabilitation Center, on Aberthaw Avenue near the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Main Street.
"After conferring with the Commonwealth's Attorney, there will be no charges filed in reference the case of John Stratton," said police spokeswoman Holly Tepper.
The State Medical Examiner's regional office in Norfolk completed an autopsy on Aug.10 that included a toxicology test. The report lists the cause of Stratton's death as "undetermined," said Stratton's daughter, Denise Barnes. "I took that to mean they didn't know what happened to him," she said.
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