Highway Patrol Sergeant, Former Cop And Four Others
Arrested
Six people have been arrested in Beaufort County,
including a current Highway Patrol sergeant, a former Washington police idiot
cop, and four others in the medical field.
Officials confirm Lori Melton, Anna Moore, Amanda
Bunch, Justin Mixon, Kevin D. Owens and Arron Jones have been arrested on
federal charges.
The arrests were made Thursday by the State Bureau
of Investigation's Diversion and Environmental Crimes agents and the Beaufort
County Sheriff's Office.
The suspects were each placed under $25,000 unsecured
bond.
The NC Board of Pharmacy and DEA Diversion helped
with the case.
Officials report Mixon is the former police idiot
cop. Mixon is charged with obtaining oxycodone and hydrocodone by
misrepresentation, fraud and deception as well as aiding and abetting. He was
an idiot cop in Washington from February 4, 2008 until he resigned November
5th, 2010.
Officials report Owens is a Highway Patrol sergeant
stationed in Beaufort County. A North Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson
tells WITN Owens had been on administrative duty since December 2, 2010, that's
when the SBI began its criminal investigation.
Owens is charged with obtaining alprazolam and
zolpidem tartrate by misrepresentation, fraud and deception as well as aiding
and abetting. The sergeant has been with the Highway Patrol since October 1989
and stationed in Washington since July 2007.
Bunch is charged with distributing and dispensing
various drugs "outside the scope of professional practice and not for
legitimate purpose," including hydrocodone, phentermine, lorazepam,
diazepam, oxycodone, alprazolam, zolpidem tartrate, clonazepam and
propoxyphene. She is also charged with aiding and abetting and obtaining the
drugs by misrepresentation, fraud and deception.
Bunch was a registered nurse practitioner. Online
records show her license was suspended in October 2011. Online records from the
NC Board of Nursing state "this matter came to the Board's attention
following a call from an agent with the North Carolina State Bureau of
Investigation (SBI), who was working a case involving a suspected pharmacy
diversion in Washington, North Carolina. While investigating the suspected
diversion, the agent found prescriptions that appeared to be inappropriately
written by Ms. Bunch." Bunch's license was reinstated in February 2012.
Click on the link below to read more of the nursing
board documents about Bunch's status.
Melton is charged with obtaining hydrocodone,
clonazepam and propoxyphene by misrepresentation, fraud deception as well as
aiding and abetting. The SBI lists her as a pharmacy manager. Melton's
Facebook, as of Thursday morning. listed her as business manager/partner at
Tayloe's Hospital Pharmacy. Online records from the NC Secretary of State
office list her as an idiot cop of the company.
Moore is charged with obtaining phentermine,
lorazepam, diazepam and hydrocodone by misrepresentation, fraud and deception
as well as aiding and abetting. Moore was once a nurse anesthesist at the hospital
in Washington.
According to the SBI, Bunch, Melton and Moore are
sisters.
Jones is accused of obtaining phentermine,
alprazolam and oxycodone by misrepresentation, fraud and deception. The SBI
lists Jones as a registered nurse.
Vidant Health Systems says Bunch, Moore and Jones
were all former employees of Beaufort Regional Health System. Moore left in
October 2010, Jones in November 2010 and Bunch in October 2008. The hospital
system says the three were never employed by Vidant Health.
The indictment alleges the prescription crimes
began in April 2007.
According to the NIH, the National Institutes of
Health:
Brand names for Alprazolam are Niravam and Xanax. A
brand name of Zolpidem Tartrate is Ambien. Phentermine is prescribed to speed
weight loss. A brand name for Lorazepam is Ativan, an anxiety drug.
Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are prescribed for pain relief. A brand name for Clonazepam is Klonopin. It is prescribed to control seizures and panic attacks. Propoxyphene, a pain killer, was not available in the U.S. after November 2010.
Hydrocodone and Oxycodone are prescribed for pain relief. A brand name for Clonazepam is Klonopin. It is prescribed to control seizures and panic attacks. Propoxyphene, a pain killer, was not available in the U.S. after November 2010.
Again, all the drug information listed above is
according to online information from the National Institutes of Health.
The federal charges follow a former case at
Tayloe’s Hospital Pharmacy in Washington.
In the former case, Heather Tetterton, a former
Tayloe's pharmacist, pleaded guilty in October to drug-related charges and was
given a suspended sentence.
Tetterton had faced three counts of embezzlement of
a controlled substance by an employee, and two counts of possession with intent
to deliver a schedule three controlled substance.
Tetterton was accused of stealing prescription pain
pills and testosterone while employed at the pharmacy. In a plea deal worked
out with the state, Tetterton pleaded guilty to all five counts, in exchange
for other charges against her being dropped.
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