CHARLES CITY – The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Charles City woman on over a dozen charges related to prescription drug fraud.
Aranda Jo Cowell, age 34, was served with an arrest warrant on November 11 by Floyd county deputies in connection to crimes she allegedly committed between May of 2013 and October of this year. She is accused of eight counts of tampering with records, nine counts of prohibited acts with a controlled substance and identity theft. She tried to obtain morphine and hydrocodone from local drug stores and pharmacies.
Cowell posted a surety bond and was released pending a December 1 arraignment.
