An accomplished nurse has been dismissed from her hospital position after she claimed she would allow police officers and their families to ‘die,’ during an incident involving her arrest for drunk driving.
During the early hours of Saturday, Crystal Tadlock, 35, shockingly announced she would break her medical pledge to do no harm while handcuffed in a patrol car.
She was taken into custody in Magnolia, Texas – about 45 miles outside of Houston – after she was caught speeding and failed a field sobriety test.
Having served for seven years in the intensive care unit at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, the nurse launched into a profane and racially charged tirade against officers as she was taken to the county jail.
‘I’m a f****** nurse, and when you come through my hospital, don’t worry, I’ll let you die,’ Tadlock stated to the officer, as captured in footage from the patrol car obtained by KTRK.
The officer replied mockingly with ‘oh no,’ to which Tadlock reiterated her threat, saying: ‘All your family members… Greater Heights, don’t go there.’
The video also revealed her criticizing the arresting officer for ‘having an accent from another country’ and insinuating that immigration authorities should deport him.
Tadlock, who just four years ago won an award for ‘extraordinary nurses,’ was terminated from her role at the hospital after an investigation.
ICU nurse Crystal Tadlock, 35, has been fired from her hospital after she vowed she would let police officers and their families ‘die’ during her drunk driving arrest
Tadlock, just four years ago, won an award for ‘extraordinary nurses.’ She won the award for her efforts during the pandemic, as well as her ‘kindness’ and ‘compassion’ towards others
Police pulled Tadlock over for speeding just after midnight Saturday. It reportedly took her 40 seconds to stop the vehicle, according to a police report.
She also ran a red light and hit a piece of concrete, the report added.
Officers, noting how she presented with ‘bloodshot, glassy eyes and slurred speech,’ had Tadlock undergo a field sobriety test, during which she almost fell backwards.
During the drive to the county jail, Tadlock addressed the test and blamed her poor performance on a recent eye procedure.
‘I couldn’t walk straight because I had a f****** eye injection yesterday. Because my perception is permanently off,’ she yelled at the officers.
She also addressed the officer’s vernacular, claiming he ‘can’t speak straight because you have an accent from another country.’
He began to read her rights, but Tadlock interrupted: ‘That’s because ICE hasn’t picked you up yet.’
‘You really just said you don’t want me there ’cause you’re gonna let me die,’ the officer said.
Tadlock has been charged with driving while intoxicated. She has since bonded out of jail
Tadlock was taken into custody in Magnolia, Texas – about 45 miles outside of Houston – just after midnight on Saturday after she was caught speeding and failed a field sobriety test
‘Well, yeah, I mean, you’re not that great of a person. You think you can just treat me like this?’ Tadlock replied.
She was charged with driving while intoxicated, but vowed to get it dismissed. She told police: ‘You’re gonna be so embarrassed. And I’m also white.’
Tadlock, during her arrest, also tried to tell the officers they couldn’t take her into custody because she is a mother. ‘I have a child!’ she screamed from the backseat.
According to Magnolia police, Tadlock admitted to having a few drinks at a concert ahead of the traffic stop.
She refused to undergo a breathalyzer test in the field, so officers tested her blood alcohol content levels. As of Tuesday night, police were still waiting on the results.
The force, in a post on Facebook, confirmed she was charged with a DWI and shared how she threatened their officers.
‘The female, who is a nurse, stated that if any of us came to her hospital, that she would make sure we died. Unfortunately we couldn’t charge her with not being a very nice person…’ Magnolia police wrote.
She has since bonded out of jail. Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital also terminated her employment.
Tadlock launched an expletive and racist rant at officers as they hailed her off to the county jail. She also tried to tell the officers they couldn’t take her into custody because she is a mother
‘The safety and privacy of our patients, visitors and workforce are our top priority, and we take such matters very seriously,’ the hospital said in a statement.
Tadlock was the recipient of the Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses in 2021 for going above and beyond during the coronavirus pandemic.
Her biography on the Daisy Foundation website highlighted how she ‘always demonstrates a compassionate, caring, positive attitude towards patients, family, colleagues, and all health care disciplinary teams.’
She was praised for being ‘kind to patients, patients’ families, [and] kind to all her colleagues.’
