CRESTVIEW – A 54-year-old man was arrested on Christmas Eve after allegedly taking crack cocaine into the Intensive Care Unit at North Okaloosa Medical Center to share with a patient there.
A fire broke out at 3:43 p.m. when the patient, who was on oxygen, tried to smoke the cocaine from a homemade smoking device, according to a media release from Crestview Police Department.
Lee Vern Cook (picture), who authorities say admitted to bringing the cocaine into the hospital, also admitted to bringing a loaded firearm with him, the release said. More Strange News
