A Maryville pharmacist and co-owner of City Drug Co. has pleaded guilty to charges including aggravated theft of pre-retail medical products and unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance.
In April, surveillance cameras caught Randall Scott Jenkins, 55, of Maryville on two separate occasions, stealing bottles of pre-retail oxycodone from the controlled substance vault of the business, according to a plea agreement on file with the U.S. District Court.
Jenkins had no prescription for the oxycodone and admitted to stealing the drugs to satisfy his own personal addiction to the painkillers, according to the department of justice.
In May 2018, agents questioned Jenkins about additional stolen prescription painkillers, including empty prescription bottles. The Department of Justice release states Jenkins admitted to having a drug addiction problem but he told investigators he did not keep “trophies,” referring to the empty prescription painkiller bottles.
According to the DOJ, that same day, a bottle containing oxymorphone and a bottle containing oxycodone were found in his home, and a loaded semi-automatic pistol was found in his vehicle.
Jenkins had no valid prescription for either drug.
Investigators said later in May 2018, a federal search warrant executed at his home in Maryville, Tennessee, revealed hydrocodone in an unlabeled pill bottle, oxycodone in two pre-retail pill bottles hidden under clothes in his master bedroom, and 19 firearms and ammunition.
“This case reflects the level of cooperation between the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration and our law enforcement partners, as we work together to stop the diversion of dangerous pharmaceuticals,” said D. Christopher Evans, Special Agent In Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Louisville Field Division.
Jenkins is set to be sentenced on Dec. 13, 2018. He faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, for each of the aggravated drug theft charges. He also faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 on the firearms charge.
He will also need supervision by U.S Probation for up to three years upon his release from prison.
Agencies involved in this investigation include DEA-Tactical Diversion Squad and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Lewen, Jr. represents the United States in court proceedings.
