Man charged with robbing Missoula pharmacy

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By The Associated Press

Story Published: May 15, 2008 at 4:49 AM MDT

Story Updated: May 15, 2008 at 4:49 AM MDT

MISSOULA - Missoula police have arrested a 23-year-old man who allegedly robbed a drug store for the powerful painkiller OxyContin.

Joseph Raisanen was charged with felony robbery and was being held on $50,000 bail. Authorities say a man wearing a mask and a hooded sweat shirt entered a Sav-Mor Pharmacy yesterday morning, brandished a handgun and demanded the drug. Police traced dealership records of the getaway car to a home where Raisanen was staying. Another man at the home eluded authorities after running down an alley.

Officers recovered OxyContin in a pillowcase in a trash bin behind the house.

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