14 Counts Filed Against Owner, 25 Counts Against Medical Director Physician
Luxe Med Spa of Wortham owner, Amber Johnson, and the spa’s Medical Director, Dr. Michael Gallagher, are both facing criminal charges including Felony Murder in the death of Jenifer Cleveland who died at the business following an IV treatment in July 2023.
Johnson turned herself into Freestone County Jail on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and bonded out the same day on a $69,000 bond. She currently faces 14 charges to include, Practicing Medicine with No License Violation of Subtitle, Criminal Negligent Homicide, Delivery of Dangerous Drug (8 counts), Manslaughter, Felony Murder, Tampering or Violating with Physical Evidence, and Delivery of a Dangerous Drug.
The autopsy report lists Cleveland’s manner of death as “undetermined,” but the Texas Medical Board (TMB) states that Cleveland received an IV infusion containing Vitamin B complex, ascorbic acid, cyanocobalamin and TPN electrolytes.
According to TMB, TPN electrolyte solution requires a prescription and is known to cause complications due to the potassium chloride in it.
Cleveland was reportedly found unresponsive after the IV treatment and was taken to the hospital in Mexia, where she later died.
Johnson was reportedly able to order TPN and other prescription solutions using the credentials of Dr. Gallagher, who was serving as the Medical Director of the spa at the time of Cleveland’s death.
Dr. Gallagher turned himself into authorities on April 29, 2026, with a total of 25 charges, and he too has since bonded out with a bond of $96,500. His charges include Felony Murder, Manslaughter, Criminally Negligent Homicide, Delivery/Offer Delivery of a Dangerous Drug (9 counts), and Practicing Medicine in Violation of Subtitle (13 counts).
The TMB temporarily suspended Dr. Gallagher’s medical license. Gallagher, who practices anesthesiology, operates a primary practice in Frisco, Texas, more than 100 miles away from Luxe.
According to the order to suspend his license, Dr. Gallagher failed to properly supervise Johnson, an unlicensed individual performing intravenous IV treatments, including administering prescription pharmaceutical solutions, resulting in complications that the Luxe staff were not trained or prepared to manage, resulting Cleveland’s death.
The TMB also alleges staff at Luxe were performing treatments that required medical licensure. Yet, there were no medically licensed or experienced personnel employed by Luxe physically present at the facility when IV therapy was being administered, putting patients at risk.
The Texas Attorney General’s office is prosecuting this case.
Texas lawmakers, along with the Cleveland Family, successfully passed Jenifer’s Law to better protect patients at med spas across Texas. The family has been seeking justice in both the criminal case and pending civil case.
The ‘Times’ will continue to follow this case as it proceeds through the court.
