A registered nurse in Arkansas is facing serious legal repercussions after allegedly using the identity of a deceased individual to acquire oxycodone at multiple pharmacies. Caitlin Carol Adams has been formally charged with three counts of fraud and deceit to procure narcotic drugs using forged prescriptions. These charges stem from a series of incidents that occurred in January.
The initial incident took place on January 2nd at a Jonesboro pharmacy, where Adams allegedly used a counterfeit prescription to purchase 120 oxycodone pills. She reportedly told pharmacy staff that she was an employee of a local nursing home and that the medication was intended for a patient. Investigators later discovered that Adams had been terminated from the nursing home on January 1st. Adding to the deception, she used her own credit card for the purchase.
Just a few days later, on January 6th, Adams returned to the same pharmacy, this time attempting to obtain 180 oxycodone pills using a prescription under the name of a deceased male patient. The pharmacy staff, alerted to the suspicious activity, declined to fill the prescription after confirming the patient's death on December 30th.
Undeterred, Adams then visited a different pharmacy and successfully procured 180 oxycodone pills using the deceased man's name. Law enforcement apprehended Adams on January 24th, and she was subsequently booked into the Craighead County Detention Center. Released on a $25,000 bond, she is scheduled for arraignment on March 20th. The Arkansas State Board of Nursing has confirmed that Adams is a licensed registered nurse and that her license is currently under investigation as a result of these allegations.
