New details have emerged in court documents filed about the Seymour man arrested twice in the past seven months for practicing dentistry without an Indiana license.
Fredy P. Felipe-Pascual, 31, was arrested early Sunday, Sept. 29, for practicing dentistry without a license, a Level 6 felony, and criminal recklessness, a Class A misdemeanor. That was his second arrest in seven months on the same charges.
He was previously arrested in March after police received a complaint from someone who had their teeth pulled by Pascual, which then became infected.
Pascual entered a cash bond of $1,500 into the Jackson County Clerk’s office on Oct. 9 for the most recent charge. His initial hearing for a bond revocation/alteration on the original charges is set for 9:30 a.m. Nov. 22 at the Jackson County Judicial Center, 109 S. Sugar St., Brownstown. His pretrial conference on that case is set for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed March 22, the victim had her teeth pulled March 5 and paid Pascual $125. The victim went to the hospital the following day for excruciating pain and was told by hospital staff to file a report.
The victim said she waited a couple weeks to file the report because she was scared of what would happen. The victim also told police she knew him as a Pascual, and he had performed procedures for others in the past.
In a supplemental report from Detective Cpl. Adam Surface, the victim asked her friends if they knew anywhere she could go to get her teeth taken out that would not be so expensive, she was later directed to Pascual.
According to the probable cause when the victim went to have her tooth removed, there was difficulty in the procedure. The victim’s son said Pascual had to cut part of the gum off and cut the tooth into pieces to remove it. The victim said she was given a shot to numb the area prior to the procedure but could still feel pain.
Also noted in the supplement report, this isn’t the first time Seymour police has dealt with Pascual, mentioning a report in 2022 where Pascual was named doing dentist work from a residence in Seymour.
Surface traced the residence associated with the incident in 2022 using the police department’s database and found Pascual possibly drove a black Chevrolet Tahoe. The registration came back as a completely different name which Surface said it is common among the Hispanic population for vehicles to be registered under different names.
According to public records, Pascual faced a charge in 2022 for operating a vehicle without ever receiving a driver’s license, but the case was dismissed.
Seymour patrol units obtained a search warrant for the home on Gaiser Park Drive where they found Pascual. As officers placed him into handcuffs, Pascual said he did not know anything about dental procedures being performed in his home and requested to speak with an attorney. All questioning was stopped at that time, according to the probable cause.
Officers noticed the entrance door from the kitchen leading into the garage was key locked on the inside of the kitchen. Two makeshift rooms in the garage were being used for storage and the middle of the room was set up as a makeshift dental office.
It was noted in the probable cause that multiple identifications were located in one of the bedrooms that were to be “looked into” at a later date for possible possession of false government identification charges. These identifications include passports and Social Security cards with the same personal picture, but with different names, according to the probable cause.
Jackson County Prosecutor Jeff Chalfant said Monday the court currently does not have a case filed on possession of false government identification charges for Pascual.
Chalfant said it’s often noted in probable cause affidavits follow-up investigations will be conducted, but the court does not receive the findings of the investigation until a case is officially filed.
Approximately $5,560 dollars in U.S. currency was seized during the investigation and a ledger was found containing approximately 17 different clients and total amounts patients owed Pascual for his services.
Seven months later on Sept. 28, officers responded to an unknown medical call at Jackson Park Place where a man recently had a tooth pulled in the Village Green Mobile Home Park, according to the probable cause filed Sept. 30.
It was noted this victim was having trouble with his wisdom teeth and had been denied dental treatment by local dental offices, due to not having insurance or Medicaid.
A friend of the victim told him there was someone in Village Green who would perform the procedure for cash, later identified as Pascual.
According to the probable cause a syringe was injected into the victim with anesthesia before removing one of the wisdom teeth. The procedure cost the victim $150 and took one hour to complete.
Jackson County EMS were on scene of the medical call and had concerns of a possible infection.
The victim’s girlfriend informed police that Pascual’s wife was upset about her husband being arrested, but stated they did not want to get Pascual in trouble because he had helped them when other dentists would not.
According to the probable cause, the victim’s girlfriend said that “Guatemalans” were being denied dental care at local dentist offices and many used Pascual’s services.
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