SUTTON, W.Va. — The Braxton County EMS director is facing multiple charges for allegedly taking more than $1,000 worth of narcotics from the station and using them, according to court records.

Jamie Mathes, 43, of Richwood, is being charged with three counts of obtaining a prescription by misrepresentation and grand larceny.

Suspicious activity at the director’s office had been reported in early August by EMS staff to authorities that promoted an investigation.

According to the criminal complaint, there was evidence of Mathes injecting herself with a syringe in her office, and she was even hospitalized for several days as a result. It further stated several narcotics were found in Mathes’ office. Investigators say they discovered 166 vials of morphine, 146 small vials of fentanyl and 28 vials of Versed that had all been partly or completely used.

An additional 70 used needles were found throughout Mathes’ office

The total cost of the narcotics was $1,068.

Mathes was transported to the Central Regional Jail where her bond was set at $25,000 cash only.