STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced the arrest of an employee who diverted fentanyl from a patient.
According to OBN, on Friday, January 16, investigators assigned to the facility’s Tulsa triage unit identified the employee as CRNA (registered nurse anesthetist) Daniel Boring after receiving information from Stillwater Medical Center.
“What our agents discovered was shocking and demonstrated a blatant disregard for the safety of the patients entrusted to his care,” said OBN Director Donnie Anderson. “We discovered multiple incidents where Boring ingested fentanyl into his system while working in a hospital operating room. After ingesting fentanyl, Boring would assist patients during medical procedures. One of the instances involved a minor child and another 84-year-old adult.”
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In addition to the two examples listed, other instances of diversion and misuse of patient medications remain under investigation, OBN staff said.
Boring was taken into custody by OBN agents at his residence in Stillwater on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and is currently booked into the Payne County Jail on charges of theft, burglary or theft of a controlled substance, and abuse, neglect or exploitation by a caretaker.
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