BECKLEY POLICE THEFT Evidence Technician Admits To Stealing Prescription Drugs
Reported by: Mamie Buoy
Web Producer: Jeff Morris
Reported: Dec. 4, 2012 5:00 PM EST
Updated: Dec. 4, 2012 5:12 PM EST
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Beckley
, West Virginia
A former evidence technician at the Beckley Police Department has admitted to stealing from the department's evidence locker.
Gabriella Brown, 31, pleaded guilty to obtaining prescription drugs by fraud Tuesday in federal court in Bluefield, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office. The U.S. Attorneys Office said Brown admitted to stealing more than 200 prescription pills from the evidence locker earlier this year.
Brown faces up to four years in prison and a $250,000 fine when she is sentenced April 22.
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Mamie Buoy
