A former paramedic has been jailed for 25 years after being caught on camera spreading his bodily fluids around the workplace.
Christopher Carroll, 36, was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty to three counts of causing another person to ingest bodily fluids in three separate incidents.
The former Baltimore County paramedic had worked at both a county fire station and the fire department’s headquarters.
Fighting back tears in court, Carroll said he was ‘truly sorry to everyone involved’, according to local reports.
‘I’m just a dumb man who made a horrible decision,’ he said.
Carroll was arrested in February and originally charged with 20 counts of knowingly and wilfully causing another person to ingest bodily fluid, along with three counts of malicious destruction of property.
Ice machines, coffee creamer and keyboards
The investigation began in November 2025 after a string of allegations made between September and December that year.
Court records showed Carroll was accused of masturbating and urinating on work equipment and coworkers’ personal belongings at Baltimore County Fire Station 2 in Pikesville and at the Baltimore County Public Safety Building.
Prosecutors said he put semen into a coffee creamer then put it back into a communal fridge.
He also put it onto his female boss’s keyboard. Carroll was also accused of urinating inside an ice machine at the station.
A video posted to Carroll’s account on X, formerly Twitter, included the caption: ‘They always say don’t drink the yellow snow, but I’m just trying to make a slushie.’
In the five days between the contamination and its discovery, 16 people reportedly used the ice maker.
The court heard further allegations that bodily fluids had been placed inside an ambulance and in food cooked at a firehouse.
‘This was not a joke or a prank,’ the judge said.
‘These were perverted, repulsive, and disgusting acts that violated people physically and emotionally.’
Colleague’s horror
One colleague posted her reaction to the disturbing case, saying: ‘Today’s sentencing of Paramedic Christopher Carroll hits differently when you are one of the people who worked beside him.
‘It’s hard to put into words the hurt, anger, and betrayal that comes with knowing someone you worked alongside could do something like this.
‘We work in a profession where we depend on each other, trust each other, and sometimes put our lives in each other’s hands. Our coworkers become family, and the station becomes a second home.
‘Now, because of his actions, we are left questioning things we should never have to question.
‘Something as simple as eating food or getting ice at the station has become a concern. Think about that for a minute. We should be able to walk into our stations, eat our meals, and go about our shifts without worrying about whether we are safe.
‘We already deal with enough dangers in this profession. We should never have to fear the people we work beside. The trust that has been broken is something that will not be easy to get back.’