CLAY CO., Ill. - Clay County Sheriff Andy Myers said that a woman from Chicago is his latest guest in the county hoosegow, this after she apparently believed us vapid downstaters would overlook fraudulent prescriptions.
Sheriff Myers said that on June 11, 2018 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of subject(s) passing fraudulent prescriptions at a local pharmacy.
Upon the deputy’s arrival, the suspects fled the area, one in a vehicle and the other on foot. A short time later one of the suspects was located hiding behind a business and was taken into custody.
As a result of the investigation Shanna A. Steele, 26 of Chicago, was arrested for the offenses of Forgery and Unauthorized Possession of a Prescription Form. Steele is currently incarcerated in the Clay County Jail awaiting the setting of bond.
The sheriff’s office continues their investigation into this matter.