Port Gibson man held in attempt to pass altered prescription
Published 12:00 am Wednesday, April 1, 2009
A Port Gibson man was in the Warren County Jail this morning after attempting to pass a forged prescription at a local pharmacy, police said.
Johnny Yarborough, 60, 121 Martin Luther King Ave., was arrested at 2:58 p.m. Tuesday during a traffic stop at U.S. 61 South and Iowa Boulevard and charged with prescription forgery, said Sgt. Sandra Williams.
Yarborough was accused of altering the quantity of tablets of a prescription of the painkiller Lorcet given to him by a physician. Williams said he tried to have the altered prescription filled at Battlefield Discount Drugs, 3040-A Indiana Ave. He was held on a $1,500 bond.
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Contact Manivanh Chanprasith at mchanprasith@vicksburgpost.com.