OxyContin Crime Round-up For Week of August 1
Robber Wore an “America’s Most Wanted” Hat
A man who robbed a Walgreens pharmacy last week in Virginia Beach is still on the loose. Police say the man wore an “America’s Most Wanted” baseball hat, a black fleece jacket, and shorts. He was described as a white male in his early twenties. Witnesses say he was between 5 feet 5 inches and 5 feet 8 inches tall, had a full beard, brown hair and brown eyes. While he never displayed a weapon, he implied he had a gun as he demanded OxyContin from the clerk before fleeing in an unknown direction.
Oregon Man Sentenced to Five Years in Jail
Charles A. Fountain, who pleaded no contest in Columbia County Circuit Court to felony delivery of narcotics as party to a crime, was sentenced to five years in prison for his crime. Additionally, Fountain will face five years of extended supervision following his release from prison. Fountain was found guilty of selling 34 OxyContin pills to an undercover officer at a restaurant in Portage and also offered to sell an additional five pills to the undercover officer, the complaint stated. The North Central Drug Task Force ran the investigation with help from the Columbia Country Sheriff’s Department. Knife-wielding Robber On the Loose in Fort Saskatchewan
Fort Saskatchewan police are searching for a knife-wielding robber who made off with numerous over-the-counter drugs from a Rexall pharmacy. As the man held the knife in his right hand, he demanded OxyContin and morphine pills form the clerk. Witnesses say he was in his early twenties, about 175 pounds and at least six feet tall. The man wore a lime green hoodie, overalls, and work boots during the robbery and many have escaped in a royal blue car. Dallas Man Gets Caught Making Classic Criminal Mistake
Alan Davis, a 28-year-old man from Mineral Wells, TX, faces two charges of aggravated robbery and one charge of attempted aggravated robbery after making the classic mistake of returning to the scene of the crime, police said. Police say Davis successfully robbed a Walgreens in Weatherford in June and another Walgreens in Mineral Wells in July, but returning to the Weatherford pharmacy was his ultimate mistake.
Police said Davis covering his head and face, wore a sling, used a crutch, and displayed a gun during the first robbery, as he made off with an undisclosed amount of OxyContin. Later, authorities determined he was faking his injuries. In his following robberies, he claimed to have a gun, yet never showed it, and made off with no more than 30 OxyContin pills from each location. Twenty-four-year-old Jacquelyn Ford was charged with driving the getaway vehicle.
Seven People Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges in Alaska
A federal grand jury in Anchorage, Alaska has indicted seven people on drug trafficking charges. Thirty-five-year-old Daniel Meza, 32-year-old Giovanni Enriquez, 40-year old Billy Fuller, 26-year-old Brandy Barnes, 44-year-old Michael Raab, 41-year-old Debbie Beisinaiz and 38-year-old Cori Hillar were indicting for importing cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and OxyContin to Alaska. The crime ring used hollowed-out coolers to smuggle narcotics into the state and smuggled money out of the state by concealing it in electronic equipment. The U.S. Attorney's Office for Alaska says the charges were the result of a two-year investigation.