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Colorado man pleads guilty in theft of thousands of pills

Colorado largely spared opposition to painkiller limits

Toby Talbot

<p>This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. Prescription painkillers should not be a first-choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal guidelines designed to reshape how doctors prescribe drugs like OxyContin and Vicodin. Amid an epidemic of addiction and abuse tied to these powerful opioids drugs, the CDC is urging general doctors to try physical therapy, exercise and over-the-counter pain medications before turning to painkillers for chronic pain. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot)</p>

By: The Associated Press

Posted at 6:53 PM, Jul 13, 2019

and last updated 2019-07-13 20:53:37-04

DENVER (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a 21-year-old man has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Colorado pharmacy including opioid pills valued at more than $18,000.

U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn's office says Dewayne Scott entered his plea this week. Scott is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 26.

According to prosecutors, Scott and four other people burglarized a pharmacy in Colorado Springs around 3 a.m. on August 22, 2017. Investigators found that the stolen items included nearly 7,000 pills, including OxyContin, Hydrocodone, Hydromorphone and Oxycodone.

The pharmacy's entire loss was estimated at more than $27,000.

FBI agents questioned Scott about the pharmacy burglary in October 2017 while he was being investigated for a burglary from a moving company. He was charged in March.

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Colorado man pleads guilty in theft of thousands of pills

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