News in brief — 1/17/12

Published 9:50 am Tuesday, January 17, 2012

W.Va. pharmacist charged in prescription probe

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal authorities have charged a pharmacist with conspiracy as part of a prescription drug investigation in southern West Virginia.

The Herald-Dispatch reports that federal prosecutors have asked the court to schedule a plea hearing for James P. Wooley.

Wooley was charged earlier this month with conspiracy to illegally acquire or obtain controlled substances. His attorney, Robert B. Allen, declined comment Monday.

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The charge stems from an investigation of the Justice Medical Complex in Kermit. Federal prosecutors say the clinic’s owner and employees used another person’s Medicare provider number to distribute hydrocodone and other controlled substances. Patients were directed to Wooley’s pharmacies in Kermit and Stone Coal.

The clinic’s owner and two doctors were sentenced in 2010 for their roles in the scheme.

 

Ex-care home worker in W.Va. sentenced

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former senior living facility employee accused of abusing an elderly resident has been sentenced to one to three years in prison.

But media outlets report that 41-year-old Darren Canada could be released in a few months because his sentence includes time served.

Canada was sentenced Thursday in Cabell County Circuit Court for attempt to commit a felony.

He was indicted on charges of second-degree sexual abuse and abuse-neglect of an incapacitated adult. He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge late last year.

The charges stemmed from a January 2010 incident at the Chateau Grove Senior Living in Barboursville. The 81-year-old female victim has since died.

 

See ‘Dolphin Tale’ Jan. 22

CANNONSBURG, Ky. — Boyd County Public Library will host a free showing of the movie “Dolphin Tale” on Sunday, Jan. 22.

The film starts at 2 p.m. at the Kyova Branch. The branch is located in the Kyova Mall, across from Elder-Beerman. Some refreshments are provided, and additional snacks can be purchased.

“Dolphin Tale,” rated PG, is about the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tale was lost in a crab trap.

Other upcoming movies at BCPL include: “Friends with Benefits” (Girls’ Night Out) on Jan. 25 at Main; and “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” (Foreign Film Festival) on Jan. 29. Both of those are being shown at the Main Branch.

Outside groups can host movie showings at either the Main or Kyova branches, using the library’s license. For more information call Amanda Clark at (606) 329-0518, ext. 1140.

For a full movie schedule, visit any branch of Boyd County Public Library or www.thebookplace.org.