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Police Say Doctor Stole Meds From Patients
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</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> There is a warrant out for the arrest of Gregory Todd Schulte, once a respected physician in <st1 =""></st1><st1 ="">Central Ohio</st1>
The 21 charges filed Friday against Schulte include felonious assault and aggravated drug trafficking. The victims were Schulte’s patients, and the crimes are ones that only someone in the medical profession could commit.
Investigators say Schulte was stealing morphine medication from patients in a most unimaginable fashion.
Dr. Schulte specialized in pain management. 10TV has even done several stories on his techniques.<o =""></o>
But in January, police say Schulte went to the home of a patient with a story.
“He said that he was doing tests on the victims morphine pump,” Lt. Jeff Spence told 10TV.
The patient’s pump was implanted under the skin and designed to send pain relieving morphine into the patient’s spinal cord.<o =""></o>
Two days after Schulte's visit, that patient realized something was wrong.
“He really did think much of it until he was in extreme pain at that time he went back to OSU and was seen by another doctor and learned that his morphine solution had been removed,” Lt. Spence.
Police say Schulte drained the morphine to inject into himself.<o =""></o>
“We believe he has an extreme substance abuse problem.
Lt. Spence says looking back, the victims believe they saw signs of trouble.<o =""></o>
“They recounted that Mr. Schulte appeared odd… disoriented.
Police know of three victims. One of them is Schulte's own ailing father.<o =""></o>
Police characterize this case as an act of a desperate man who has already lost his license to practice medicine and may now lose his freedom.<o =""></o>
Police say Schulte's attorney has arranged for Schulte to turn himself in.
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The 21 charges filed Friday against Schulte include felonious assault and aggravated drug trafficking. The victims were Schulte’s patients, and the crimes are ones that only someone in the medical profession could commit.
Investigators say Schulte was stealing morphine medication from patients in a most unimaginable fashion.
Dr. Schulte specialized in pain management. 10TV has even done several stories on his techniques.<o =""></o>
But in January, police say Schulte went to the home of a patient with a story.
“He said that he was doing tests on the victims morphine pump,” Lt. Jeff Spence told 10TV.
The patient’s pump was implanted under the skin and designed to send pain relieving morphine into the patient’s spinal cord.<o =""></o>
Two days after Schulte's visit, that patient realized something was wrong.
“He really did think much of it until he was in extreme pain at that time he went back to OSU and was seen by another doctor and learned that his morphine solution had been removed,” Lt. Spence.
Police say Schulte drained the morphine to inject into himself.<o =""></o>
“We believe he has an extreme substance abuse problem.
Lt. Spence says looking back, the victims believe they saw signs of trouble.<o =""></o>
“They recounted that Mr. Schulte appeared odd… disoriented.
Police know of three victims. One of them is Schulte's own ailing father.<o =""></o>
Police characterize this case as an act of a desperate man who has already lost his license to practice medicine and may now lose his freedom.<o =""></o>
Police say Schulte's attorney has arranged for Schulte to turn himself in.
