From Fox News: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health and the VCU Police are investigating after a nurse at the hospital made a series of videos about fighting back against federal law enforcement.
“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,” VCU told Fox News Digital in a statement. “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 this investigation,” the university continued. “Per policy, while the investigation is underway, the individual is on administrative leave and will not be in our facilities or interacting with patients.”
The nurse in question used a now-deleted TikTok account, Redheadredemption, and was quickly identified as an employee at VCU Health. Popular X account LibsOfTikTok posted a compilation of three of the nurse’s TikTok videos on X, sparking viral outrage.
The woman was identified as Melinda Rose Cook, a nurse anesthetist working at @VCUHealth.
Posting the video Monday evening, Libs of TikTok wrote, “Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at @VCUHealth. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food.
“Any comment @VCUHealth? How can you have such a vile person working with patients? How can anyone feel safe at your facilities if you employ such people?”
The video has already generated over 5.2 million views.
Meet Melinda, a healthcare worker at @VCUHealth. She posted a series of videos encouraging people to inject ICE agents with succinylocholine, a temporary paralysis drug, and spray poison on them. She also encourages woman to go on dates with agents and drug their food.
Any… pic.twitter.com/CMJN12GhOc
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 27, 2026
Now Melinda is in very hot water:
We prioritize the health and safety of anyone who comes to us for care. https://t.co/jJE9jONCWT pic.twitter.com/G57wkdrsqo
— VCU Health (@VCUHealth) January 27, 2026
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