Physician’s prescriptions faulted in guitarist’s overdose
MOBILE, Ala. — A pain specialist faults prescriptions by an Alabama physician accused of federal crimes in the 2016 drug overdose death of a former guitarist for rock band 3 Doors Down.
Dr. Richard Snellgrove is accused of unlawful distribution of drugs and health care fraud in a case tied to the death of Matthew Roberts. The Fairhope physician faces up to 240 years in prison and up to $2.8 million in fines if convicted.
Al.com reports that Dr. Rahul Vohra testified Wednesday in the trial in Mobile that Snellgrove’s records don’t justify the painkillers he was prescribing, especially because he knew Roberts struggled with addiction.
Vohra is a specialist in pain treatment who works in Jackson, Mississippi, and reviews case files for Mississippi authorities of doctors suspected of improperly prescribing pain medicine.