Facing Hard Time? Florida Viagra Robber Nabbed After Drug Hold-Up at Pharmacy, Police Say

A Florida man seeking a bevy of prescription medications, including Viagra, has been arrested, according to authorities.

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of Thomas Mues, 23, who allegedly passed a note demanding items from a pharmacy that read: "I don't want to hurt you," Knewz.com reported.

The note, shared by police, began with the words "This is a armed robbery!!"

"Please cooperate, I don't want to hurt you," the note continued. "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!"

The note then demanded "Bag the following" and listed requested items.

They included: oxycodone of different doses; hydrocodone of different doses; Xanax of different doses; Adderall of different doses; liquid codeine and Viagra, the note shows.

Beside each item listed, it read "all bottles."

The note concluded with: "When finished, place note in bag and lay down or I will shoot."

According to police, employees followed the man's demands, giving him the bags with the drugs, before he fled the store.

Mues was arrested shortly after leaving the store because police had been alerted of the robbery. They took him into custody following a brief foot chase in Orlando.

Police said Mues was holding the narcotics and his written note when he was arrested and that the suspect also confessed to making another similar robbery in Deltona, Florida.

The incident took place at a CVS pharmacy located at 4315 Curry Ford Road in Orlando.

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Mues remains in custody at the Orange County jail with a $500,000 bond set.

Police said Mues was charged with armed robbery, trafficking in hydrocodone, trafficking in oxycodone, trafficking in amphetamines and resisting an officer without violence.

According to Statista, there were 37,899 robberies in which a gun was involved in the United States in 2021. Meanwhile, there were 12,547 robberies in which no weapon was used.

Statista data shows that New Mexico had the most robberies in 2021 with 188 per 100,000 inhabitants. That was more than 100 per 100,000 inhabitants more than California, which had the second-most robberies that year.