Created: 7/7/2009 5:36:48 PM 
PALM COAST, FL -- Investigators are looking for people who may have turned to a man in Flagler County for silicone injections.
Donnie Hendrix does not have a license to practice medicine and he's now in jail, accused of running an illegal home-based operation.
The Flagler County Sheriff's deputies and the Florida Department of Health arrested Hendrix, also known as "Viva," Tuesday morning.
Hendrix has been charged with practicing medicine without a license and unlicensed practice of a health care profession.
Deputies had Hendrix's home under surveillance for the past four months. Someone gave investigators an anonymous tip through Crimestoppers.
The tipster said Hendrix had been offering injections ranging from $400 to $600 per session, and would perform the procedure in his bedroom.
Major David O'Brien with the Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Division says this is not Hendrix's first run-in with the law.
He says that in 2003, Hendrix and another man went on trial in Broward County in connection with the 2001 death of a woman from Broward County who underwent treatment and later died.
According to published reports, the woman's lungs filled with silicone during an injection to enlarge her hips. Hendrix served two years in a state correctional institution after being found guilty of operating without a license and culpable negligence.
He was released in 2005 for time served. A co-defendant was found guilty of third-degree murder and illegally practicing medicine.
"This is a dangerous man. The Crimestoppers tip may have saved a life," said Sheriff Donald W. Fleming.
Investigators are asking if you or anyone you know has received treatment by Hendrix, please call our partner First Coast Crime Stoppers at 1-866-845-TIPS or email them at rewards@crimestoppers.com. You will remain anonymous and could receive a cash reward if your information leads to an arrest.
