COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. — Twelve employees from the Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center appeared before a district court judge on Monday morning, one week after their arrests in connection with the death of a nursing home patient. All twelve are currently out on unsecured bonds and each faces charges of falsifying patient records.
During the court proceedings, the defendants were asked whether they wished to hire their own attorneys or have the court appoint them one.
Each employee informed District Court Judge Curtis Hairston that they would hire their own lawyers…