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Police: Man named Oluwadamilola attempted to get codeine syrup from CVS using name ‘Willie Nelson’

Posted at 6:15 PM, Mar 16, 2019
and last updated 2019-03-17 02:25:07-04

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A man in Pinellas County was arrested Thursday for attempting to get drugs from a CVS pharmacy using the name 'Willie Nelson,' according to arrest documents.

Oluwadamilola Ayoola, 25, attempted to get two bottles of codeine syrup from the pharmacist using the fake name, the documents show.

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Ayoola admitted to doing the same thing, for the same substance, three different times in the 24-hours leading up to this instance, according to the documents. He used different names for those instances, the records state.

The Clearwater Police Department was notified prior to Ayoola arriving at the pharmacy. They were standing in the a separate aisle of the CVS as Ayoola attempted to get the medication, the documents show. When officers heard Ayoola give the fake name and hand the pharmacist a Florida driver's license, they arrested him.

Ayoola faces charges for obtaining or attempting to obtain a controlled substance by fraud, trafficking in a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.