OxyContin Robberies and Crimes
MN Man Charged with Four Pharmacy Robberies
Forty-six-year-old Thomas Jefferson Davis, of South Berwick, Maine, has been arrested and charged with robbing three pharmacies in the Dover and one in Kittery. Authorities say Davis committed unarmed robberies of three different Rite Aid pharmacies and a Care Pharmacy. During each robbery, Davis hid his face as he made off with OxyContin from each pharmacy. While police were unable to identify Davis, they released surveillance images of the truck he used to the media. When the truck’s owner recognized his vehicle, he contacted police and said he had loaned the truck to Davis. Police found Davis, questioned him, and then finally arrested him after he confessed to all his crimes. Davis said he was never dangerous and committed the robberies by giving the pharmacists noted demanding the prescription drug OxyContin. In total, Davis was able to make off with close to 700 tablets of various milligrams of OxyContin. Davis has previous charges of fraud, forgery, and theft by deception from arrests in the 1980s.
Johnstown Young Adult Sentenced to 15 Years
Twenty-five-year-old Kyle L. Cavendish, of Johnstown, NJ, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for robbing a man of 200 OxyContin pills. Following a three-day trial, a jury and a judge found Cavendish guilty of four felony counts of entering an unlocked house to steal the OxyContin pills. When Cavendish couldn’t find the pills in the house, he woke up the homeowner and allegedly threatened the man with a handgun. Cavendish was not found guilty of aggravated robbery, as the jury wasn’t convinced he used a weapon during the robbery. The homeowner was able to link Cavendish to the crime by describing a distinctive tattoo on Cavendish’s neck. While law enforcement was never able to produce the gun Cavendish allegedly used in the robber or stolen OxyContin pills, the jury found Cavendish guilty of one count each of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony; robbery, a second-degree felony and theft of dangerous drugs, a fourth-degree felony. Authorities used Cavendish’s criminal record to show a history of violence. Previously, Cavendish was arrested for drunk driving, grand theft, and aggravated robbery.
Young Woman Stole to Support OxyContin Addiction
Jennifer Glover, 21, of Peterborough, CA, originally denied stealing DVDs, clothes, and toys from Wal-Mart and other stores to support her drug habit. The young woman even provided a written statement to authorities saying a friend committed the crimes, but finally broke down and admitted to obstructing police and possessing of property obtained by crime. When police questioned Glover at her house, she produced five shopping bags of stolen goods including jewelry, clothes and children's toys all from various stores around the city. Glover told police she'd been stealing to support her $40 a day drug habit of OxyContin.
Former Defense Lawyer/Prosecutor Sent to Jail for OxyContin Addiction
Thirty-nine-year-old Shawn C. Nunley, of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, a former deputy prosecutor and defense lawyer, was sentenced to five years in prison following his guilty plea to possession of a controlled substance. Authorities say Nunley paid a man to pick up hundreds of OxyContin pills for him every month. The man was sent to pick up the pills from California and later acted as a confidential informant. During Nunley’s arrest in a grocery store parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, police found an open beer in his car as well as drugs, a handgun and more than $2,200 in his hotel room. According to a police report, Nunley said he consumed about nine 80 mg pills of OxyContin a day and spent up to $100,000 on the drug each year. Nunley was admitted to the Idaho State Bar Association in 2002, but his license is now inactive.