Arkansas nurse charged with using dead patient's name in attempt to purchase hundreds of oxycodone pills

A nurse successful Arkansas is facing felony charges aft allegedly utilizing a dormant man's sanction erstwhile attempting to acquisition oxycodone pills astatine pharmacies.

Caitlin Carol Adams was charged with 3 counts of fraud oregon deceit to procure a narcotic drug-forged medicine successful transportation with aggregate cause purchases past month, according to KAIT.

Adams is accused of utilizing a fake medicine to acquisition 120 oxycodone pills astatine a pharmacy successful Jonesboro, Arkansas, connected Jan. 2, the outlet reported.

She claimed she worked astatine a nursing location and that the pills were for a patient.

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Caitlin Carol Adams was charged with 3 counts of fraud oregon deceit to procure a narcotic drug-forged prescription. (Craighead County Detention Center)

Investigators said Adams, who is simply a licensed registered caregiver according to the Arkansas State Board of Nursing, utilized a recognition paper with her sanction connected it to buy the pills.

"After looking into the prescription, an worker of the pharmacy contacted the nursing location successful question, and they stated that Caitlin Adams was fired connected Jan. 1," investigators said successful the affidavit, KAIT reported.

Adams returned to the aforesaid pharmacy connected Jan. 6 with different medicine for 180 oxycodone pills, according to investigators.

Prescription vessel for Oxycodone pills. (iStock)

The medicine was nether a man's sanction who was aboriginal determined to person been a diligent astatine the aforesaid nursing location wherever Adams antecedently worked, the affidavit said.

The antheral whose sanction was connected the medicine had besides been dormant since Dec. 30.

The pharmacy refused to capable the medicine for Adams.

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Bottles of medicine painkiller Oxycodone Hydrochloride, 30mg pills, beryllium connected a support astatine a section pharmacy, successful Provo, Utah, connected April 25, 2017. (REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo)

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Adams past went to different pharmacy and purchased 180 oxycodone pills nether the dormant man’s name.

She was arrested connected Jan. 24 and booked into the Craighead County Detention Center. Adams was released connected a $25,000 enslaved awaiting arraignment connected March 20.

Adams' licence is nether investigation.