PORTLAND, Maine — A New York man was sentenced during a hearing Wednesday in U.S. District Court to two years in prison for robbing a Rite Aid pharmacy in Saco in September of 2014.
Scott McMahon, 33, of Orchard Park, New York, also was ordered to undergo three years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term.
McMahon pleaded guilty to the charge on Feb. 12.
According to court records, McMahon entered the Rite Aid, approached the pharmacy counter, told a pharmacy employee “I’m watching you,” then handed over note that read, “Give me OxyContin. If you don’t it will get ugly.”
A pharmacist put 18 10-milligram OxyContin pills worth $49 into a plastic bag and handed it to McMahon, who fled with them.
Shortly after the robbery, McMahon was tracked by police to a Saco motel located about half a mile from the pharmacy. His DNA also was found on a sweatshirt recovered by the police that appeared to have been worn by the robber.
The investigation was conducted by the Saco Police Department.