A California doctor has been arrested after he was linked to five fatalities that resulted from opioid overdoses he prescribed to patients.
Thomas McNeese Keller, 72, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of four people and felony elderly abuse in the death of a fifth patient. "Doctors take an oath to protect patients and not engage in behavior that can risk their health and safety," California AG Xavier Becerra said. "When we see evidence of a crime and patient harm, we must act. The opioid epidemic is destroying our communities and taking our loved ones."
Keller, according to investigators, prescribed at the maximum dosage in quantities as high as 300 pills per prescription addictive drugs including Vicodin, OxyContin, and morphine.
