Nursing Home Employee Changed Out Oxycontin Pills, Police Say

An employee at a Hudson Valley nursing home removed Oxycontin pills and replaced them with other medication, New York State Police said in a press release.

Goldeen A. Zachary, 34, of Milton was arrested Wednesday and charged with misdemeanor reckless endangerment and larceny. New York State Police were dispatched to Avalon Assisted Living in Wappinger in December after reports of prescription medication theft at the facility. An investigation revealed Zachary, who worked at the nursing home, removed oxycontin from blister packaging and replaced it, police said.

Zachary was issued a ticket to appear in the Town of Wappinger Court on Wednesday, Jan. 13.