Sussex Woman Accused of Doctoring Prescription

A 27-year-old Sussex woman is facing charges after she tried doctoring a prescription in order to obtain more pills than prescribed by a physician.

Angela M. Littleton was charged in Wednesday with one count of obtaining a prescription drug with fraud. If convicted, she faces up to six months in prison and $500 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On Sept. 16, police were called to a Waukesha Walgreens store after the pharmacist noticed a prescription for hydrocodone dropped off by Littleton had been altered. The original prescription was for eight pills, but Littleton tried to change it to 18 pills.

Littleton admitted to altering the prescription, saying she didn’t know what the drug was for, but felt it would be beneficial to have more of the pills for later use.

She will make her initial appearance in court May 14.