PAINTSVILLE — A Johnson County woman who was arrested last Thursday for forging prescriptions at several pharmacies in Johnson, Martin and Floyd counties was indicted in Johnson County Monday for fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance.

The investigation is ongoing and she faces additional charges in both Floyd and Martin counties pending grand jury action.

Kimberly K. Walters, 32, of Hurricane Branch at Boons Creek, was arrested by detectives from Operation UNITE after a month-long investigation into her alleged use of forged prescription notes at area pharmacies.

Walters was arrested Jan. 18 and charged with three counts of unauthorized procurement of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a forged instrument for a legend drug.

The investigation began exactly one month before, when the UNITE drug diversion unit was notified by Walters' doctor that she had used a forged prescription at a local pharmacy. Throughout the last month, with the help of several pharmacies and local doctors in all three counties, detectives were able to determine that Walters had used the forged prescriptions on numerous occasions.

A Johnson County grand jury indicted Walters Monday on 16 additional charges, including 15 counts of attempting or obtaining a controlled substance by fraud or false statement and one count of forgery of a prescription. She remains lodged in Big Sandy Regional Detention Center on two separate $5,000 bonds.