A grand jury in Lorain County, Ohio, indicted Dr. Kris L. Taylor and Camille Angulat-Nieto on seven felony counts after prosecutors alleged that the pair used the name of a deceased dog to obtain prescription drugs.
The indictment claims that Taylor, the 62‑year‑old owner of Landings Animal Hospital in Avon Lake, and Angulat-Nieto, 29, repeatedly wrote and filled prescriptions for oxycodone and alprazolam—generic Xanax—under the name “Punkin,” a dead canine. Investigators say more than 20 prescriptions were written and filled at pharmacies throughout Northeast Ohio between August 10, 2024, and June 7, 2025.
Charges include fraud to obtain dangerous drugs, possession of oxycodone, illegal processing of drug documents for both oxycodone and alprazolam, and possession of alprazolam, a misdemeanor. Taylor was arrested by Lorain County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday, released on a $500,000 bond, and placed under court‑supervised release. He has pleaded not guilty; it is unclear whether Angulat‑Nieto has entered a plea.
Landings Animal Hospital has stated that it will remain open while the case proceeds.
