Washington man accused of passing fake prescriptions
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A Washington man was arrested Thursday by South Strabane Township police for allegedly passing fraudulent prescriptions at two pharmacies in the township.
Scott Michael Jordan, 30, of 752 Duncan Ave., is charged with five counts of acquiring a controlled substance through misrepresentation and one count each of possession of a controlled substance and theft by deception.
Township police were called to the pharmacy at Walmart, Trinity Point, April 30.
A pharmacist told police a man, later identified as Jordan, passed two prescriptions for Oxycodone, using another name. He received 30 pills April 22 but never returned to pick up the second prescription.
Police received a report Tuesday from a pharmacy manager at Giant Eagle, Strabane Square, that a man matching the same description tried to pass two prescriptions at the store.
Police said Jordan was identified through his driver’s license photo. He also is suspected of trying to pass fraudulent prescriptions in Peters Township.
Jordan was arraigned before District Judge Jay Weller and placed in Washington County jail on $25,000 bond. A preliminary hearing is set for July 14 before Weller.