(Des Moines, Iowa) – A woman from Audubon County who is under investigation by licensing authorities for undisclosed reasons has agreed to refrain from practicing nursing. According to the Iowa Capital Dispatch, 46-year-old Cara Oberholtz, of Audubon, recently entered into an agreement with the Iowa Board of Nursing. As part of that agreement, she acknowledged she was under investigation for unspecified, potential regulatory violations, and she agreed to refrain from practicing as a licensed practical nurse in Iowa until allowed to do so by the board.

As part of that same agreement, Oberholtz’s license was suspended. The available public documents in the case give no indication as to why the action was taken or why Oberholtz is under investigation.

Earlier this year, Oberholtz was criminally charged with harassment. Court records indicate her ex-husband, Chad Oberholtz, had complained to police that Cara Oberholtz made threats to kill him.  According to police, Chad Oberholtz claimed on one occasion Cara Oberholtz’s mother warned him to leave his house because Cara Oberholtz had just left her own home and was armed with a .38 caliber handgun.

Cara Oberholtz was later convicted of third-degree harassment and sentenced to one year of probation.