FDLE chemist arrested

Posted on February 7, 2014

Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, working with the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, arrested former Pensacola crime laboratory chemist Joseph Graves on charges of grand theft, 12 counts of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and nine counts of trafficking in illegal drugs.

Investigators believe Graves, while processing drug cases, replaced prescription pain pills with over-the-counter medications.

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