The 23-year-old alleged thief gave the pharmacists specifics instructions on a note
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A 23-year-old Florida man is facing charges after police say he handed pharmacy employees a note demanding a laundry list of prescription drugs, including Viagra.
The Orlando Police Department said Thomas Mues handed a handwritten note to pharmacists at a CVS store around 6 p.m. indicating he had a gun and would shoot them if he was not provided the pills listed on the note.
Thomas Mues, 23 faces several robbery, trafficking, possession charges (Orlando Police Department)
"THIS IS A (sic) ARMED Robbery!!!" Mues wrote in the note, according to police. "Please cooperate, I don't want to hurt you. You are not to alarm anybody or I will shoot the closest person to me! Please follow these directions or I will shoot the closest person to me!"
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Investigators described the robbery note as "detailing a long list of very specific demands," with six types of drugs listed and instructions.
The 23-year-old demanded that pharmacists place Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, liquid codeine and Viagra into a bag.
At the top of the handwritten note were the words "THIS IS A ARMED Robbery!!!," along with demands for Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, liquid codeine and Viagra to be placed into a bag. (Orlando Police Department)
According to a news release, officers arrived at the scene as Mues was walking out of the store. Officers chased him on foot, and eventually took him into custody.
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Police said he was still holding the stolen narcotics and his written note at the time of his arrest.
The list demanded pharmacy workers give him various amounts of Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Xanax, Adderall, Liquid Codeine and Viagra. (Orlando Police Department)
Police said Mues admitted to traveling to Orlando from Jacksonville to "carry out the plan" and also confessed to another similar robbery in Central Florida.
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Orlando police said Mues faces several robbery, trafficking and possession charges.
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business.
She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.
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