Lincoln Doctor Suspected Of Drug Scheme

LINCOLN - Local authorities arrested a 54-year-old doctor who had reportedly been prescribing pain killers to an accomplice and buying back the drugs.

The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said Dr. Keith Hughes, 54, of Lincoln was arrested after a lengthy investigation that spanned several months.

LSO said they learned over the course of two years, Hughes prescribed a total of 4,232 pain killers to Colby Digilio, 32, and would then buy them back.

On Tuesday, both men were arrested for the crime. Digilio was found with $900 cash, nine oxycodone pills, and a rifle.