A 56-year-old Dugger woman was arrested Dec. 20 on charges of obtaining legend drugs by fraud, unlawful possession of a legend drug, and theft after she allegedly stole medication from a patient while working at a long-term care facility.

A warrant for the arrest of Kamie Heuby was issued on Dec. 11 on charges of obtaining legend drugs by fraud, a Level 6 Felony; unlawful possession or use of a legend drug, a Level 6 Felony, and theft, a Class A Misdemeanor.

According to a probable cause affidavit prepared by Molly Skarbeck, an investigator for the Indiana Attorney General Medicaid Control Unit, while Heuby was working at a long-term care facility, it was reported to the administrator on April 19 that several pills of Tizanidine, a muscle relaxor used to treat muscle spasms, had gone missing.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the facility's administrator spoke with the pharmacy who had received several “refill too soon” notices. The notices are notifications for the pharmacy when a medication is requested to be refilled before the date that it should be per the prescription.

As the facility manager looked further into the situation, according to the probable cause affidavit, it was found that the medication arrived on a 30-day shipment to be taken three times a day, with a total of 90 pills dispensed. She checked the count on a Monday and Tuesday and it was correct. When she re-checked at 10 a.m. on a Wednesday, nine to 10 pills were missing. It’s noted in the probable cause that the patient the medication was prescribed to is to only receive three pills per day.

According to the probable cause affidavit, the administrator was able to narrow it down to Heuby who was the unit manager for the unit in which the medications were missing. Heuby was called into the administrator’s office to discuss the missing medicine. Heuby alleged she knew nothing about it and was sent home. After she was sent home, according to the court document, three facility officials went into her office and located two blister pack cards for a resident whose Tizanidine count was incorrect.

On Aug. 4, Skarbeck met with Heuby for an interview. During the interview, Heuby, according to the probable cause, said she always had a key to the medication cart as part of her role as unit manager. During the interview, Heuby allegedly admitted to Skarbeck that she took the Tizadine pills. She said she’d take a couple of pills for herself and give the resident prescribed the medicine one pill. She alleged she didn’t take any other medication from the facility, nor did she take medication from any other patients. She told Skarbeck she took approximately 10-15 pills during April.

Heuby’s bond was set at $9,000 surety with 10% cash allowed. She was released after posting $900.