FLEMING ISLAND—A couple masquerading as licensed nurses awaits extradition from a Macomb, Michigan, jail after being charged with 14 counts of practicing medicine without a license, one count of criminal use of personal identification information and one count of scheming to defraud.

Julian Williams, 30, and Alexiea Lynn Irwin, 30, were arrested on March 17. Irwin was charged in Michigan with driving with a suspended license.

“I what I can only describe as a troubling and upsetting case, on Oct. 13 of 2024, an elderly Clay County man passed away from natural causes while under the care of what his family thought was a licensed home health aide,” Cook said. “The company was based out of Jacksonville and employed our two individuals identified as suspects.”

Irwin was hired in 2024, and she convinced the company to hire her boyfriend.

“Alexiea Irwin was hired at BrightStar care; she took care of several different business functions, including patient care, coordination, scheduling and human resources,” Cook said. “She eventually convinced the company to hire her fiancé, our second suspect, Julian Williams, as a home health aide. Julian Williams was not trained as a home health aide, nor was he trained as a nurse. He was not licensed as a nurse, but his fiancé, Alexiea Irwin, falsified records and documents to help him get the job. In fact, Irwin used her position and access at the company to falsify company records. He took a former licensed practicing nurse's identity and employment information and allowed her fiancé to pose as that former licensed employee.”

Williams used those fake credentials and was paired with former U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kensworth Moody, who was suffering from kidney disease and required 24-hour care. After Moody died on Oct. 13, the family was suspicious of Williams’ legitimacy of his skilled nursing care credentials, and they asked the sheriff’s office to investigate.

Irwin and Williams left BrightStar Care shortly after Moody died, but CCSO continued its investigation. When they learned of their arrest in Michigan, Cook announced the charges in Clay County.

She said they won’t be charged in connection with Moody’s death since he died by natural causes.

“Our investigative unit did an incredible job of keeping tabs on their whereabouts and building this case,” Cook said. “After a month of a long investigation, arrest warrants were signed for both Williams and Irwin. On March 17, they were located and taken into custody by U.S. Marshals in Michigan and interviewed by our detectives.

“I would like to thank the U.S. Marshals for helping us with this case and our detectives and investigators who worked tirelessly to track down these criminals here in Clay County.”

 “If you have any additional information regarding this or any other case, you can contact us at (904) 673-5892.