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doctor, but a patient of another physician in the same medical group.
"I don't have the answer at this particular time." Dawsy also said that it is unknown at this
Detectives spoke with the woman whose name had been used for the prescrip-
time why the student was in such turmoil as to shoot himself. However, "A gun turning up
tions and learned that she had been out of the state since Jan. 2015. She said her doctor had
on campus is a big concern," said Dawsy.
prescribed the medication for her on Oct. 6, 2014, but she had never had the prescription
During the press conference at the school, Nov. 10, Citrus County Schools Su-
filled, that it was still in her purse. She also said that she uses CVS pharmacy, not Walmart
perintendent Sam Himmel said the school was already scheduled to be closed on Veterans
pharmacy. Detectives also spoke with other relatives at the home. All were asked to contact
Day, but classes would reconvene on Thursday, as scheduled. She said victim advocates and
the sheriff s office if they had questions or additional information.
counselors had already been made available to help students and staff members cope with
Within an hour, Nichols contacted the detective, crying. She stated that she'd called
this stressful situation, and would be available at the school through the end of the week.
the prescriptions in and had really messed up. During the investigation, detectives learned
Sheriff Dawsy updated the public's information on Nov. 13 to include that the gun
that Nichols had allegedly done the same thing with a physician in Crystal River, and a
the student brought to school was a Walther P1 9mm semiautomatic handgun holding 6
medical group in Ocala.
rounds in the magazine and 1 round in the chamber, in addition to the (1) round the student
Nichols told the detective that she'd used her boyfriend's name, his mother's name
fired into his own head. An additional magazine holding 8 rounds was found in a plastic gun
and another person's name in writing the prescription; the rest of the prescriptions were writ-
case near the area where the incident took place, which brings the total number of rounds
ten in names she'd made up. She admitted to having written 3 prescriptions in the amount of
the student brough to school to16. The investigation into how the student acquired the gun
90 tablets of 2 mg alprazolam from the Citrus Springs doctor; 7 prescriptions for 90 tablets
is still ongoing.
of alprazolam 2mg (anti-anxiety medication) from the Crystal River doctor, along with 2
"There is a lot of speculation on social media and other areas about why this young
for naproxen 500 mg (anti-inflammatory medication) and 1 for Bactrim DS (antibiotic); the
man would do this," said Sheriff Dawsy on Nov. 13. "I want to assure everyone that we are
Ocala group had 3 prescriptions of 90 alprazolam 2 mg tablets two for Bactrim DS quantity
looking at all angles and doing everything we can to put the pieces of this horrific, frag-
20 and one for 30 tablets of lisinopril 5mg (blood pressure lowering medication).
mented puzzle together. We are standing with our community as they support those who
Nichols was charged with 7 counts of possession of a controlled substance
have been impacted by this tragic situation. We continue to pray for each and every one of
($35,000 bond), 3 counts of identity theft (crimical use of personal identiification informa-
them, including our first responders."
Citrus/Levy History now on thenewscaster1.com
tion; $15,000 bond) and obtain a controlled substance by fraud or deception ($65,000 bond).
The report stated that Nichols was very cooperative. She said that she does not have
an alprazolam problems, that she took a few of the tablets and had a friend sell the rest for
her.
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