Gulf Breeze doctor arrested on two counts of first-degree murder, 10 others arrested

Pelican Press · October 5, 2024

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Gulf Breeze doctor arrested on two counts of first-degree *******, 10 others arrested

NORTHWEST FLORIDA (

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) — The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested a Northwest Florida doctor and those who sold drugs prescribed by her on Thursday.

According to an FDLE news release, agents arrested

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of Pensacola Beach for *******, manslaughter, and racketeering after a multiyear investigation of an ******** ***** ring accused of dealing narcotics and opioids in Northwest Florida.

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Dr. Elaine Cecile Sharp. (Santa Rosa County Jail View)

Dr. Sharp is also accused of unlawfully prescribing for monetary gain, unlawfully prescribing medications that were not medically necessary, *********** trafficking of oxycodone 100 grams or more, *********** trafficking of hydromorphone 28 grams or more, *********** trafficking of hydrocodone 100 grams or more, and money laundering.

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after several area pharmacists complained about the large amounts of oxycodone being prescribed.

FDLE agents said Dr. Sharp ran a pill mill out of her physician’s office in Gulf Breeze, and

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after taking drugs she prescribed.

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“Shutting down this pill mill unquestionably made our community safer,” FDLE Pensacola Special Agent in Charge Chris Williams said. “We know this ***** ring, led by Dr. Elaine Sharp, was a major contributor of ******** drugs flowing into our neighborhoods and even attracting ***** dealers from throughout the Southeast looking for an easy way to obtain these drugs.”

Several suspects who sold drugs prescribed by Sharp were also arrested.

FDLE said most suspects sold 120 oxycodone pills monthly with no legitimate medical need.

Here is a list of the arrested suspects and their charges, according to FDLE:

58-year-old Tammy Zell of Gulf Breeze