Manassas Residents Charged in OxyContin Distribution Ring

Seven Manassas  residents have been charged for their alleged involvement in a prescription drug ring that fraudulently obtained the drug OxyContin before distributing the pills throughout Prince William and Fairfax counties, according to officials with the U.S. District Attorney’s Office.

Manassas residents charged in the drug ring include:

• 26-year-old Roy L. Johnson of Manassas

• 26-year-old Heather R. Mullins of Manassas

• 34-year-old Daniel R. Mauck of Manassas Park

• 29-year-old Wallace L. Mauck of Manassas

• 29-year-old Patricia Mauck of Manassas Park

• 24-year-old Donald B. Austin of Manassas

• 32-year-old Jennifer L. Edwards of Manassas

All involved have  been charged with obtaining and conspiracy to distribute the Schedule Two controlled substance Oxycodone, widely-known on the street as OxyContin. If convicted of the charges, the accused could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

According to officials, the accused made fake prescriptions slips and presented them to pharmacies. They then distributed the fraudulently obtained drug on the streets for a profit.

 The accused would utilize local FedEx/Kinko’s locations to make the fake prescriptions, according to court documents.

In addition, numerous physicians have allegedly had their provider information used in an attempt to illegally obtain Oxycodone pills and innocent individuals have allegedly had their identities stolen to use on fake prescriptions for identification to fill the forged prescriptions, court documents state.

It is alleged that hundreds of fraudulent prescriptions have been filled at pharmacies throughout the Northern Virginia region.

 Those arrested include street-level dealers ad their suppliers. The drug deals were usually conducted in the homes of the accused throughout Prince William County.

 The charges stem from a long-term investigation titled, operation “Cotton Candy,” which has been focusing on the illegal distribution by numerous doctors, pharmacists, nurses, and patients of pain medication.

 The investigation is being conducted by the Northern Virginia Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force and local law enforcement, including Prince William County Police, Manassas City Police and Manassas Park City Police.

Authorities are still looking for the following people who have been charged in the case but remain at large:

·       Roland Donald Reynolds, Jr., 24, of Sterling, Va., is charged with attempted use of a forged prescription to obtain Oxycodone.

·       Ashley Nicole Foster, 23, of Remington, Va., is charged with attempted use of a forged prescription to obtain Oxycodone.

Neighboring Bristow residents John Michael Wolfrey, Justin Ryan Wolfrey and Joseph Andrew Wolfrey have also been charged in the case.