A Fairfield man was sentenced to four years of probation on July 28, 2025, for stealing thousands of prescription pills from the pharmacy he owned and operated.
Bryan Paul Vander Linden, 43, admitted to diverting controlled substances from Summit Pharmacy of Iowa, beginning in June 2022 through at least November 2023. According to public court records, Vander Linden obtained the drugs for personal use through several illegal methods, including ordering and concealing inventory, removing pills from pharmacy stock, and taking medications from a controlled substance collection bin.
In total, Vander Linden acquired more than 3,500 pills of oxycodone and hydrocodone—both classified as Schedule II controlled substances—as well as more than 400 pills of carisoprodol, a Schedule IV muscle relaxant.
In addition to probation, Vander Linden was ordered to pay a $9,500 fine.
The sentencing was announced by United States Attorney Richard D. Westphal of the Southern District of Iowa and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The case was investigated by the DEA.