Report: Doctor treating Aurora shooting suspect had medical reprimand

Report: Doctor treating Aurora shooting suspect had medical reprimand
2012 07 30

By Gil Aegerter | NBCNews

The psychiatrist who James Eagan Holmes’ lawyers say was treating the Colorado theater shooting suspect was reprimanded in February 2005 by a state medical board, a Denver television station reported on its website.

According to documents that thedenverchannel.com said it had obtained, Dr. Lynne Fenton was reprimanded for prescribing medication, including Vicodin, Xanax, Lorazepam and Ambien, to herself, her husband and an employee.

The final order by the State Board of Medical Examiners said the prescriptions were made on several occasions between 1997 and 1999. According to the order, the incidents came to light in an investigation after Fenton told the Drug Enforcement Administration that a former employee was fraudulently attempting to fill prescriptions.

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