CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – The widow of a Clay County veteran who died under the care of a man accused of posing as a nurse is searching for justice.
Julien Williams and his fiancé Alexiea Irwin were arrested in Michigan on Monday after deputies said Irwin helped Williams impersonate a nurse who cared for Retired U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. Kensworth Moody, who died in October 2024.
While the Clay County couple will not be charged directly with the man’s death, court documents show an investigation into his death by the Agency for Health Care Administration led to Jacksonville-based BrightStar Care losing its license in November.
Kensworth Moody’s wife, Sandra Moody, talked to News4JAX about his death and how she wants him to be remembered.
“He was always joyful, liked to play music, and a very good-spirited person who never wanted to die,” Moody said. “He said Marines never die.”
She said the night it happened, her daughter woke her up and said he wasn’t doing well.
“We went into the room and he was cold, his mouth was already drooping and I had a nurse here,” Moody said.
She said she knew in her heart that something wasn’t right and became skeptical about Williams being a nurse.
“He admitted that he turned the pulse ox meter down so we wouldn’t hear the volume and that was reported to the police, but that’s overlooked in this case right now,” Moody said. “Our pulse ox is there to tell you it beats when the oxygen is low or the pulse is high or low.”
According to the AHCA investigation, Kensworth Moody had both a tracheotomy and a gastric tube and needed 24-hour registered nurse care in his home.
Moody said while this was happening, she and her daughter began piecing things together and filling holes.
“We actually found them on Cash App, and it was a different face to the name that was given to us, and we couldn’t find him, Moody said.
She said the only thing she cares about is bringing justice to her late husband and hopes this never happens to anyone else again.
“My husband was sick, so it was inevitable, probably one day he would die, but he didn’t have to die, and I would hope that I was involved or help him like I normally do, and I was robbed of that,” Moody said. “So I want justice for that.”
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She added that it’s difficult for her because Williams is a young man, but feels he should be properly charged for his wrongdoings.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office said they will be charged with felonies once they arrive in Florida. In Florida, it’s a third-degree felony to impersonate a nurse.
“You may ask, why weren’t they charged with murder or manslaughter or something like that?” Cook said. “The fact of the matter is after a long and exhausting investigation, there was no evidence to prove these charges. As stated previously, the elderly person in this case passed away due to natural causes,” Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said in a video announcing the couple’s arrest.
