A Franklin doctor pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges of illegal distribution of controlled substances.
According to court documents, 66 year-old Roy Reynolds was the doctor of two patients known as J.H. and J.R. at the time of their deaths. According to autopsies, both patients died from pharmaceutical overdoses.
J.H. had a history of illegal drug usage and psychiatric issues. Dr. Reynolds admitted to placing J.H. on a regimen of chronic opiate therapy, did not monitor or enforce patient accountability, and did not attempt to wean J.H. off opiates. Dr. Reynolds also repeatedly prescribed oxycodone and Xanax to J.H. outside the course of professional medical practice. J.H. died at age 46 of a pharmaceutical overdose.
In addition, J.R. was Dr. Reynolds’s patient and had complaints of knee, neck, and shoulder pain, but MRI’s and exams failed to show any significant issues. J.R.’s patient records also reflect a history of alcohol abuse, doctor shopping, drug dependency, and non-compliance. Dr. Reynolds repeatedly prescribed hydrocodone, Xanax, and clonazepam outside the course of professional medical practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. J.R. died at age 41 of a pharmaceutical overdose and an autopsy revealed hydrocodone.
If convicted at trial, Reynolds could have been sentenced to 30 years in prison and fined $1.5 million.
Source: WBKO
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