Captain Michael Fontana, a 35 year-old nurse working at Wilford Hall Medical Center, has been tied to at least three recent deaths involving the overmedication of terminally ill patients.

Charged by Air Force investigators on Monday with the murder of patients under his care, Fontana is suspected of both injecting patients with a lethal combination of pain-killers and anti-anxiety drugs and with altering medical records. Although he could not be reached for comment, a message on his Facebook page posted some time last week professed his innocence, claiming that he was the wrongful target of a "Civilian's false accusation."

Although the charges concern deaths at a San Antonio military base, Fontata has also worked as a paramedic for Austin-Travis County EMS and at local hospitals. 

If you or someone you love has been affected by a death in which hospital care may have been to blame, contact the Austin medical malpractice and wrongful death attorneys at the law offices of Vic Feazell, P.C. by calling 877-948-4842 today.