'He is Dr. Death, no doubt about it': Georgia psychiatrist arrested for 'overprescribing medication' after THIRTY SIX of his patients die

Dr. Narenda Nagareddy was arrested after allegedly overprescribing medication that resulted in the death of 36 of his patients 

A Georgia psychiatrist has been arrested after he allegedly ran a pill mill and overprescribed medication that resulted in the death of 36 of his patients. 

Dr. Narenda Nagareddy has been charged with the unlawful overprescribing of opiates and benzodiazepine without a legitimate purpose for his patients, authorities said.

Nagareddy was arrested on Thursday at his Jonesboro office, which was raided by nearly 40 agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Clayton County Police Department.

Investigators said it has been confirmed that at least 12 of Nagareddy's patients deaths' were the result of prescription drug intoxication, according to legal documents obtained by WSB-TV. 

The document reads that a total of 36 of Nagareddy's patients died 'while being prescribed controlled substances' from the doctor. 

It was the overdose death of a mother of two young boys that police said led them to Nagareddy. 

Audrey Austin suffered a fatal overdose on of the two medications Nagareddy had prescribed her just the day before on February 20, 2014, according to her mother Ruth Carr. 

Nagareddy's arrest warrant focuses on his prescriptions to Austin.  

'She was an addict and he made it very easy for her,' Carr told WSB-TV. 

Austin had only recently left rehab. Carr said Nagareddy's arrest is a long time coming. 

'I knew that he was doing this with people other than my daughter,' she said. 'I knew that she wasn't the only one.' 

It was the overdose death of Audrey Austin, a mother of two young boys, that police said led them to Nagareddy and his eventual arrest on Thursday at his Jonesboro, Georgia office 

Austin suffered a fatal overdose on of the two medications Nagareddy had prescribed her just the day before on February 20, 2014, according to her mother Ruth Carr

Carr said she filed a medical board complaint against the doctor in 2012. 

Legal documents state that former and current patients of Nagareddy have admitted to 'obtaining controlled substance prescriptions...without having a legitimate medical need' from the doctor. 

'People come to this person for help, and instead of getting help, they're met with deadly consequences,' Clayton County Police Chief Mike Register told WSB-TV. 

'If the allegations are true, he is Dr. Death, no doubt about it.' 

Allegations alleging that Nagareddy is a drug pusher date back as old as 2010, when one reviewer claims they were kept 'wasted on seven different drugs'. 

'If you want drugs this is your guy,' the person wrote on RateMds.com. 'If you want help, keep looking or youll (sic) end up in rehab.' 

Another alleged patient of Nagareddy's wrote on Vitals.com that she paid $75 for 'basically the 60 seconds it takes to fill out a prescription'. 

A DEA agent leads Nagareddy out of his office on Thursday following his arrest 

Nagareddy's office (pictured) was raided by nearly 40 agents with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration as well as the Clayton County Police Department

'It's by no means a personal, "open up and tell me what's going on" type of relationship,' they wrote. 

'It's a "hurry pay me" on his end, and a "hurry write the Rxs so I can leave" on my end!' 

Other patients on these sites call Nagareddy a good doctor, one even crediting him for saving their life, and attorney Steven Frey said he is not responsible for anyone's death. 

'I have had several calls from the medical community showing their full support,' he said. 'So I expect they will continue to do so and we will vigorously defend him.' 

The State Board of Medical Examiners said Nagareddy has never been disciplined and has no criminal convictions, medical malpractice suits or medical settlements, according to Fox Carolina. 

The term 'Pill mill' is used to define medical offices that dispense prescription medicine easily and for non-medical reasons without a physical exam, and often accepting only cash. 

A sign currently hands on Nagareddy's office, advising those with prescription drug addiction to call the state's crisis line.   

Agents were also raiding and seizing assets from Nagareddy's house (pictured) on Thursday