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A nurse was arrested after she allegedly stole pain medication intended for residents at Buffalo Crossing Assisted Living Facility in The Villages.
Lisa Ann Lopez, 38, of Ocala, is facing a felony charge of theft following her arrest last week by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies.
Buffalo Crossings Assisted Living in The Villages. 
Lisa Ann Lopez
The administrator said he checked the medication list for three residents and discovered that the medications were never given to the patients from Dec. 15 to 27. The deputy spoke to the three residents who said they had not receive their medications. In addition, three nurses said Lopez had approached them and asked to pass out medications on their behalf.
All of the medications in question were Hydrocodone-acetaminophen, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Lopez was taken into custody and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. Bond was set at $5,000.