THE following is the tale of a man who tried to do wrong by pharmaceutical science...but science fought back.
Michael Algiere entered an Oakland, Maine pharmacy on Halloween night back in 2007; but he was not there to trick or treat.
Wearing a black ski mask, a hooded sweatshirt and camouflage gloves, Algiere approached the pharmacist holding a knife and carrying a black bag.
"I want your oxycodone and I'm not kidding with you," our antagonist demanded.
Algiere fled the pharmacy with more than $500 worth of Roxicodone, Oxycontin and Percocet, but police were able to recover some of his clothing and knife.
The Maine State Police Crime Laboratory found DNA on the ski mask and knife, but the lab was unable to match the items to a known criminal offender at the time.
Lab technicians entered the DNA into the Combined DNA Index System, known as CODIS, where it stayed until Feb 2017, when a comparison found a match to Michael Algiere.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation then investigated, arresting Algiere, who pleaded guilty to the robbery charges in Apr.
Judge Lance Walker sentenced Algiere to 85 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
It seems Mr. Algiere fought pharmacy, and pharmacy won.
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