Owensboro Has a Thursday Thug Too…Kinda!

While this person is not wanted per se, they were arrested by the OPD.  She is presumed innocent until proven guilty!

OFFICE: Public Information Office

DATE OF RELEASE: October 18, 2012

REPORT NUMBER: 12-95586

SUBJECT: Prescription Fraud

RELEASED BY: Sergeant David Powell (270) 929-0550

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Members of the Owensboro Police Department Street Crimes Unit recently

arrested Krista K. Evans after conducting an investigation into fraudulent

prescriptions being passed at local pharmacies. The investigation revealed that

over a three week period, Evans called in prescriptions to several different

pharmacies. When calling, Evans was claiming to be from a doctor’s office.

Yesterday, October 17th, 2012, Detectives observed Evans picking up

medication filled from the fraudulent prescriptions at Nation’s Medicine and

CVS. She was stopped after leaving the second pharmacy. Five pill bottles

containing hydrocodone were located. Evans was lodged at the Daviess County

Detention Center.

ARRESTED:

Evans, Krista A.

W/F/29

Charges: 4 Counts of Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Fraud, False