Kaye Gibbons

North Carolina author Kaye Gibbons has written seven books since her first novel, Ellen Foster, was released in 1987 to wide critical acclaim. In November 2008, Gibbons was arrested on prescription drug fraud charges. According to authorities, Gibbons was taken into custody on November 2, 2008, while trying to pick up a fraudulent prescription for the painkiller hydrocodone.WRAL.com (Raleigh): Court hearing delayed for local novelist

On January 26, 2009, a court hearing for Gibbons was postponed. A Wake County District Court judge rescheduled the case for March 9, 2009.WRAL.com (Raleigh): Court hearing delayed for local novelist

Kaye Gibbons attended North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to study literature.Harcourt Books: Kaye Gibbons biography She wrote a sequel to Ellen Foster called The Life All Around Me in 2006. In 2005, Gibbons said she was misdiagnosed with manic depression.News & Observer: Novelist Kaye Gibbons faces drug charges (November 3, 2008)

On November 2, 2008, Gibbons was arrested on drug charges. She had reportedly attempted to obtain prescription drugs fraudulently. Gibbons was arrested on similar charges in August 2008. Gibbons will appear in court in December regarding the August charges. The drug charges included obtaining drugs by fraud, illegal possession of a Schedule 2 controlled substance, obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresenting herself as a physician and obtaining property by false pretense. Gibbons reportedly posted the $5,500 bail and was released from jail.NC Wanted: Novelist arrested on drug charges (November 3, 2008)