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VIRGINIA, Minn. — A paramedic accused of injecting himself with a painkiller while transporting a patient by ambulance has pleaded guilty of drug charges in northeastern Minnesota.
John Rudolph Ditzler, 41, of Virginia pleaded guilty Monday of fifth-degree possession of a controlled substance.
Ditzler was originally charged with felony theft but reached a plea agreement with the St. Louis County attorney’s office.
He was fired by Virginia shortly after he was arraigned in September. Ditzler is scheduled to be sentenced Dec. 6.
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