Eyvette Hunter’s attorney asked for probation Thursday, but a Fayette County judge denied the request after Hunter pleaded guilty to an elderly patient’s death.
Eyvette Hunter will begin her five-year prison sentence immediately. The former Baptist Health nurse entered a guilty plea on a manslaughter charge after a patient in her care died last year.
Former nurse in Kentucky sentenced to 5 years in prison for manslaughter of a patient. Eyvette Hunter was initially charged with murder but accepted a plea deal.