Former Surgery Tech Pleads Guilty In Painkiller Theft

DENVER (CBS4)– A former hospital surgery technician accused of stealing painkiller syringes in Colorado, possibly exposing patients to HIV, pleaded guilty on Tuesday afternoon.Rocky Allen pleaded guilty to tampering with a consumer product and obtaining a controlled substance by deceit.
The move comes after prosecutors announced Allen had HIV and urged surgical patients at Swedish Medical Center where he worked to be tested.
Authorities fear Allen may have replaced fentanyl needles intende