Keeshown B. Rothwell, 22, of Lexington.
(BARREN CO. DETENTION CENTER)
GLASGOW — Authorities say a Fayette County man was arrested in Barren County Wednesday after he allegedly sent fake prescriptions to local pharmacies.
Suspicious prescriptions for promethazine and codeine were sent via electronic prescription to multiple pharmacies in Glasgow, police say. It’s unclear what pharmacies were sent those prescriptions.
The Glasgow Police Department located Keeshown B. Rothwell, 22, and arrested him in connection to the investigation. He allegedly conspired with others to obtain fraudulent prescriptions and medications from pharmacies in Glasgow, other Kentucky cities and Tennessee.
Rothwell did not obtain prescriptions in Glasgow but did obtain one in Bowling Green. Police recovered the medication bottle, according to a news release.
More arrests are anticipated in connection the investigation.
