Pharmacy held up by 'customer' in bandages

The late-night pharmacy "customer" appeared to be in bad shape. His head was wrapped in bandages, his left arm was in a cast and sling, and he walked with a crutch. But he managed to hold a handgun on a pharmacy employee on Monday as he stole narcotic painkillers, police said.

The robber entered the store at 1317 S. Main St. at about 2:30 a.m., said officer Wendy Field, a Weatherford police spokeswoman. At the counter, he pulled a gun and demanded OxyContin.



He followed the employee behind the counter and grabbed a large amount of the pills, Field said. The man fled on foot, and investigators believe that he was not actually injured, Field said.

The man was Anglo, about 6-foot-4 and about 175 pounds. He wore a blue plaid long-sleeve shirt, bluejeans and tennis shoes.