{"id":2271408,"date":"2024-06-19T11:32:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surgeon-charged-with-felony-homicide-after-wifes-heart-stops-beating-on-operating-table\/"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:34:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T15:34:45","slug":"surgeon-charged-with-felony-homicide-after-wifes-heart-stops-beating-on-operating-table","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surgeon-charged-with-felony-homicide-after-wifes-heart-stops-beating-on-operating-table\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Faces Felony Homicide Charge After Wife Dies During Surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurgeon-charged-with-felony-homicide-after-wifes-heart-stops-beating-on-operating-table%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2271408&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>An arrest has been made\u2064 involving Dr. Ben Brown, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-exposes-the-fakery-that-surrounds-the-kardashian-brand-piers-morgan-on-unairbrushed-viral-photo-of-khloe-kardashian\/\" title=\"\u2018It Exposes The Fakery That Surrounds The Kardashian Brand\u2019: Piers Morgan On Unairbrushed Viral Photo Of Khloe Kardashian\">plastic surgeon<\/a> \u200bfrom Gulf Breeze, Florida, who\u2062 faces charges\u2063 of second-degree felony \u200chomicide \u2014 manslaughter by \u200bculpable\u2064 negligence for the\u2064 death of \u2063his 33-year-old wife, Hillary Brown. The incident happened nearly seven \u200cmonths ago, and Dr. Brown turned himself in\u2064 after a judge issued an \u200barrest warrant. The case arose\u2063 after Hillary, who was not a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-teacher-arrested-after-allegedly-giving-teenager-covid-19-vaccine-without-parental-consent-or-medical-background\/\" title=\"New York Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Giving Teenager COVID-19 Vaccine Without Parental Consent Or Medical Background\">licensed medical professional<\/a>, \u2062administered\u2063 her \u200down\u2063 anesthetics and took a mixture of \u2063pills before undergoing multiple surgeries performed by her \u200dhusband. During the procedure, she exhibited \u2062signs \u200cof lidocaine\u2062 toxicity\u200c but Dr. \u200cBrown continued the surgery, and\u2062 delayed seeking emergency help until she became unresponsive \u200band went into cardiac arrest.\u200b She \u200cwas later \u200bplaced in a coma and died\u200b a week after \u200bfrom complications related to lidocaine \u2064toxicity. Dr. Brown is currently out on bail after posting $50,000. The \u200dFlorida \u200bHealth Department&#8217;s report \u200cblamed the doctor for the mishap, \u200bhighlighting \u2063his negligent actions during and after the surgery.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/%20\"><span>Jared Harris<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 19, 2024 at 8:16am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An arrest has been made nearly seven months after the death of a Florida surgeon\u2019s wife, a turn that leaves her husband facing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-blast-virginia-democrats-for-crime-approach-ahead-of-2023-primary\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrats face criticism from Republicans over their crime approach before the 2023 primary.\">felony homicide charge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Brown turned himself in to authorities Monday just days after an <a href=\"https:\/\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Dr.-Ben-Brown-probable-cause-affidavit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arrest warrant<\/a> was signed by a judge, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pnj.com\/story\/news\/2024\/06\/17\/who-was-hillary-ellington-brown-gulf-breeze\/74126285007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pensacola News Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old doctor is charged with second-degree felony <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jackson-hole-wyoming-icons-death-ruled-homicide-county-coroner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homicide<\/a> \u2014 manslaughter by culpable negligence \u2014 for his alleged role in the death of his 33-year-old wife, Hillary Brown.<\/p>\n<p>In November, she was undergoing multiple operations under her husband\u2019s care when the situation took a deadly turn that would leave her dead a week later.<\/p>\n<p>According to the News Journal, an investigation by the Florida Health Department made some troubling findings.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dr. Ben Brown was arrested, charged for the death of his wife, Hillary Brown. What we know <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KVdFJMTDt9\">https:\/\/t.co\/KVdFJMTDt9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PNJ (@pnj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pnj\/status\/1802811720177512654?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prior to the surgery, Hillary Brown prepared and administered her own anesthetics despite not being a licensed medical professional.<\/p>\n<p>The report found she then ingested an array of pills, a dosing left off her husband\u2019s documentation of the procedure.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Should Brown be held liable for his wife\u2019s death?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The state\u2019s report found Hillary showed signs of lidocaine toxicity while the surgery was underway. Despite this, her husband continued to administer the substance.<\/p>\n<p>Her vision soon became blurred and she began \u201cseeing orange,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>Hillary became unresponsive in the surgical chair. Instead of contacting help, Ben Brown waited, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>Only after 10 to 20 minutes did he call 911 and begin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/student-performs-cpr-teacher-5-minutes-save-life-collapsed-heart-reportedly-stopped\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performing CPR<\/a> on his wife, according to the report. Hillary, whose heart had already stopped in the operation room, was put into a coma.<\/p>\n<p>Her father said he noticed seemingly strange behavior from her husband while she was in a coma.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe sent me a text that we need to make sure that her time of death is before the 30th because the insurance benefits go away and my grandkids wouldn\u2019t get some of the life insurance,\u201d Marty Ellington said, according to the News Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy daughter\u2019s laying in here,\u201d he continued, \u201cand we keep being hopeful that she\u2019s going to pull through but all he was worried about was the time of death being before the 30th and that he was going to sell everything and file bankruptcy and go buy a new vehicle before his credit tanked.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doctors took Hillary Brown off <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/anne-heches-body-taken-off-life-support-doctors-finally-find-need\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">life support<\/a> a week after the initial incident. Ellington said Ben Brown soon began selling off her belongings.<\/p>\n<p>Her official cause of death was declared as \u201ccomplications following lidocaine toxicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING\ud83d\udea8 Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Brown is charged with negligent manslaughter in the death of his wife Hillary Brown last November. He\u2019s being held in Santa Rosa County Jail without bond. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wg5XM63SRa\">https:\/\/t.co\/Wg5XM63SRa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WEAR ABC 3 (@weartv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weartv\/status\/1802729078384116052?\">June 17, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/troubling-psaki-responds-to-reports-cuomo-aides-edited-nursing-homes-report\/\" title=\"\u2018Troubling\u2019: Psaki Responds To Reports Cuomo Aides Edited Nursing Homes Report\">health department\u2019<\/a>s report asserted Hillary Brown did not die from an overdose of the \u201cself-administered\u201d substances and put much of the blame on Ben.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn conclusion,\u201d the report said, \u201cwitness interviews all corroborated that when the victim began to show signs of overdose, Brown continued injecting unknown amounts of lidocaine and did not stop until the victim went into a seizure and cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen this occurred, Brown delayed the reporting of the incident to 911 and used his status as a doctor to do so, when it is required by law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brown was released from the Santa Rosa County Jail after posting a $50,000 bond.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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We have the platform, the journalists, and the experience to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-rises-as-he-promises-hes-only-begun-to-fight-put-on-full-armor-of-god-to-fight-the-left\/\" title=\"DeSantis Rises As He Promises He\u2019s \u2018Only Begun To Fight\u2019: \u2018Put On Full Armor Of God\u2019 To Fight The Left\">fight back hard<\/a>, but Big Tech is strangling us through advertising blacklists, shadow bans, and algorithms. Did you know that we\u2019ve been blacklisted by 90% of advertisers? Without direct support from you, our readers, we can\u2019t continue the fight.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Can we count on <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>your support<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>? 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44845\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/jharris\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44845\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44845\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44845\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44845\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard and is a husband, dad and aspiring farmer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jared has written more than 200 articles and assigned hundreds more since he joined The Western Journal in February 2017. He is a husband, dad, and aspiring farmer. He was an infantryman in the Arkansas and Georgia National Guard. If he&#8217;s not with his wife and son, then he&#8217;s either shooting guns or working on his motorcycle. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  Arkansas <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Military, firearms, history <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News By Jared Harris June 19, 2024: Nearly seven months after a Florida surgeon&#8217;s wife died, her husband, Gulf Breeze plastic surgeon Dr. Ben Brown, faces a felony homicide charge. 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