EL CAJON, Calif. — A jail nurse accused of letting an ailing Las Colinas inmate die will be allowed to practice nursing as she awaits trial, an El Cajon judge ruled Wednesday.
In November, Danalee Pascua pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the 2019 death of Elisa Serna, 24, at Las Colinas Detention Facility in Santee. She faces up to four years if convicted.
Pascua, 37, is not in custody. When she was arraigned last fall, Judge Michele Ialeggio granted the prosecution’s request to bar Pascua from nursing while the criminal case unfolded. It was a condition of her bail.
