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Playing Doctor: Drunk Stafford Man Tries To Give Hospital Patient Drugs, Police Say

A Stafford man was arrested for multiple crimes he committed while drunk, police said.

Charlie Dotson

Charlie Dotson

Photo Credit: Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Early in the morning of Sept. 27, Charlie Dotson, 65, visited the Stafford Hospital and tried to give a patient drugs, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office.

When law enforcement arrived at the hospital, Dotson admitted that he took a controlled substance, hit a car while driving, and parked illegally in a handicap parking spot, authorities said.

Dotson failed a sobriety test and police confirmed he did try to give drugs to a hospital patient, officials said.

He was charged with driving under the influence, possession of a controlled substance, distribution of a controlled substance, and illegally parking in a handicap space, law enforcement reported.

Dotson was held at Rappahannock Regional Jail on a $2,000 secured bond, reports said.

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