Teen sentenced for impersonating doctor, working in ER

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) -- A Florida teen is behind bars for impersonating a physician.

Eighteen-year-old Matthew Scheidt was sentenced Thursday to a year in jail as well as house arrest and probation.

Prosecutors said Scheidt used a fake badge to work in a Central Florida hospital emergency room for weeks, changing bandages, handling IVs and helping conduct exams.

Scheidt was also arrested on Miami Beach for impersonation of a police officer back in January.

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