EAST ST. LOUIS (MCT) — A federal grand jury returned a 15-count indictment Thursday against the physician who operates the Walk In Clinic on East Broadway in Alton, charging him with illegally distributing controlled substances, among other offenses.

The grand jury in U.S. District Court in East St. Louis handed down the indictment naming Dr. Viwathna Bhuthimethee, 66, of Alton, the operator of the Walk In Clinic, 654 E. Broadway, said U.S. Attorney Stephen R. Wigginton of the Southern District of Illinois.