Date: 08-30-2018
Nursing home employee arrested for allegedly stealing $77 in meds
LEXINGTON – A Magoffin County woman was arrested on Friday for allegedly taking narcotics from patients while working at a nursing home in Lexington.
According to the arrest warrant, Shana Rachelle Bailey, 42, of Royalton, is accused of taking medications from Northpoint Lexington Healthcare Center while she was an employee.
The narcotics that were stolen from the facility were located in a secured area of the building, only accessible by employees.
The administrator reportedly was put in contact with the Magoffin County Sheriff Department, which had discovered through the course of an unrelated investigation that Bailey, who was a former employee of Northpoint, was in possession of the following missing narcotics at a private residence: one IV dose of Cefriaxone with a value of $43.94, a 30-day supply of Banophen with a value of $6.08, a 30-day supply of Trazadone with a value of $7.48, and a one-day supply of Valacyclovir with a value of $20.17. A total value of the stolen items was estimated at $77.67.
Some of the narcotics had been removed from their original packaging or had been crushed, but the packaging could be linked to a Northpoint patient.
According to the warrant, some of the packaging had signs that Bailey had attempted to remove identifying information as to obscure the point of origin for the medications.
Bailey was arrested at her residence in Royalton on Friday, August 25, and charged with one count of theft by unlawful taking under $500. She was housed and released from the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center, pending future court dates.
By Heather Oney
The Salyersville Independent
IV dose of Cefriaxone is an antibiotic, Banophen (diphenhydramine) same as benadryl,Trazodone is an antidepressant medication not a narcotic,Valacyclovir (valtrex) is used to treat herpes she shouldnt have stolen any kind of medication but none of these are narcotics as stated