STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) – On Wednesday, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) announced the arrest of an employee diverting fentanyl from patients.
According to OBN, on Friday, January 16, investigators assigned to the agency’s Tulsa Diversion Unit identified the employee as CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) Daniel Boring after receiving information from Stillwater Medical Center.
“What our agents discovered is shocking and demonstrates a blatant disregard for the safety of patients entrusted to his care. We found multiple instances where Boring was ingesting fentanyl into his body while working inside an operating room at the hospital. After ingesting the fentanyl, Boring would then assist with medical procedures on patients. One instance of this involved a minor child and another an 84-year-old adult,” said OBN Director Donnie Anderson.
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OBN agents say other instances of diversion and abuse of patient medication beyond the two examples listed continue in an ongoing investigation.
Boring was taken into custody on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, by OBN agents at his Stillwater residence and is currently booked into the Payne County Jail on charges of larceny, burglary, or theft of a controlled substance, and abuse, neglect, or exploitation by a caretaker.
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