By The opinion
25 Oct 2023, 01:36 AM EDT
A man was arrested in Orlando, Florida, after walking into a CVS pharmacy and giving employees a handwritten note. stating that he would shoot someone unless they gave him “every bottle” of oxycodone, hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, liquid codeine and Viagra.
The note from the suspect said, “please cooperate, I don’t want to hurt you” and “follow instructions or I will shoot the person closest to me.”
Officers arrived at the scene when the suspect, Thomas Mues, 23, was leaving the store with the drugs and the note.
“He admitted to traveling to Orlando from Jacksonville to carry out the scheme and also confessed to committing another similar robbery in Central Florida,” police said.
Pharmacy employees say the suspect handed them a note indicating he had a gun & would shoot them if he was not provided the pills listed. OPD TAC officers arrived on the scene as the suspect, Thomas Mues (DOB 2/22/00), was walking out of the store. pic.twitter.com/lh7e1TyJt1
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) October 23, 2023
The 23-year-old man was taken into custody with dozens of pill bottles and the handwritten note after a brief foot chase from the CVS on Curry Ford Road, Orlando police said.
Police said he faces several charges of theft, trafficking and possession.
The man who allegedly used a threatening note to steal prescription medications from an Orlando CVS pharmacy, including Viagra, was arrested by police, according to a press release published Monday.
The incident occurred on Friday the 20th at the branch located on the 4300 block of Curry Ford Roadwhen a man arrived and gave a note to the employees in which he said that he was armed and that he would open fire in the business if they did not provide him with the controlled medications that were detailed on the list, according to the Police.
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