A VCU Health nurse was placed on administrative leave after videos surfaced in which she encouraged poisoning and harassing ICE agents; VCU Health and campus police are investigating, and the clips include explicit instructions, dangerous medical suggestions, and admissions that others would take the legal risk, raising questions about professional fitness and criminal liability.
There has been a steady drumbeat of confrontational activism tied to recent anti-ICE unrest, and some healthcare workers have been visible in that noise. A string of incidents over the past week included staff wishing harm on pregnant conservatives and a provider claiming he would deny anesthesia to certain patients, and now a nurse has crossed into explicit criminal encouragement.
Now here’s another nurse who is telling people to poison ICE agents. Videos posted online show her giving tactical ideas and naming tactics that would put people in harm’s way and expose followers to serious criminal risk.
“All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end. Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever,” Malinda says. “That will probably be a deterrent.
Succinylcholine is a short-acting neuromuscular blocking agent, used in surgery or emergency situations to facilitate the insertion of an endotracheal breathing tube (intubation). If used without anesthesia, it can cause paralysis without loss of consciousness, which is dangerous. If administered improperly without respiratory support, it could cause respiratory failure or fatal heart rhythm disturbances. It’s strictly controlled in hospital settings for a reason.
“Anybody got any poison ivy, poison oak in their yard? Get some of that up with gloves, obviously, and get it in some water. Like a gallon of water. Get the poison ivy/oak water. And I’m going to put it into a water gun. Aim for faces, hands.”
In another clip she pivots to targeting ICE officers socially and practically, urging followers to seek them out in civilian life. “The single ladies where these ICE guys are going have a chance to do something, you know, not without risk, but could help the cause for sure,” she says in another clip. “Get on Tinder, get on Hinge. Find these guys. If they’re an ICE agent, bring some Ex-Lax, put it in their drinks. Get them sick. Nobody’s going to die, just enough to incapacitate them, get them off the street for the next day. Highly, easily deniable, you know. You could get sick, too. Won’t eat there again. I’m just saying, let’s get them where they eat,” Malinda says. “Where’s the hotel where they eat? Who makes the breakfast? Let’s find them.”
“You know, let’s make their lives f***ing miserable.”
She openly suggests tactics that amount to poisoning, assault, and distribution of incapacitating substances. Under Virginia law, poisoning with intent to injure or kill is a Class 3 felony, and federal statutes likewise criminalize administering or attempting to poison someone. Encouraging followers to carry out those actions is not rhetorical protest; it is an invitation to commit violent crimes.
These videos also underscore how someone with clinical knowledge can weaponize information and materials that are tightly regulated for patient safety. Hospitals control neuromuscular blockers and similar agents because misuse can rapidly become lethal without proper monitoring and airway support. Suggesting their use in the field is reckless and criminally dangerous, not just edgy rhetoric.
During the writing of this article, VCU Health issued a statement indicating Malinda has been placed on administrative leave, pending an investigation by both VCU Health and the VCU Police.
We prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. We are aware of a series of videos that appear to have been posted by an individual confirmed to be an employee of our health system. The content of the videos is highly inappropriate and does not reflect the integrity or values of our health system.
VCU Police are assisting with the investigation. Per policy, while the investigation is underway, the individual is on administrative leave and will not be in our facilities or interacting with patients.
Administrative leave and an internal review are the typical first steps for hospitals when an employee’s conduct threatens public safety or the institution’s reputation. That process lets the employer evaluate whether the staffer violated policy, endangered patients, or committed crimes that warrant termination or referral to prosecutors.
