Crime & Safety
Odd Prescription Leads to Arrest and Felony Charge
Shorewood pharmacist calls police after Milwaukee woman tries to fill fraudulent prescription for Oxycodone pain pills.
A 42-year-old Milwaukee woman is a facing felony charge after a local drug store pharmacist became suspicious of a prescription written by a physician that doesn't prescribe the medicine.
According to the criminal complaint, on Sept. 19, Dana Sophia Johnson went to Family Pharmacy, 3512 N. Oakland Ave., looking to fill a prescription for 90 Oxycodone pills.
However, the prescription was written from a doctor at the Froedtert Medical College Eye Institute, which raised suspicions by staff at the pharmacy because the pills are painkillers. An employee then called the doctor listed on the prescription who said Johnson isn't a patient and he never prescribes Oxycodone.
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Johnson was then arrested and told police a man named Tim drove her to the pharmacy and gave her a FreeRXPlus card in order to buy the pills and in exchange she would get $200.
She was charged Friday with one count of attempting to obtain a controlled substance by misrepresentation. If convicted, Johnson could face up to three years in prison and $5,000 in fines.