Waukesha Woman Busted For Fentanyl While Behind The Wheel: Police

WAUWATOSA, WI — A 25-year-old Waukesha woman was arrested in Wauwatosa after driving under the influence while carrying fentanyl, police said.

Wauwatosa police say Elise K. Brophy was driving erratically on the wrong side of W. North Ave. on Dec. 1 and swerving in and out of traffic when an eyewitness saw the imminent danger and called the police.

According to a criminal complaint filed in Milwaukee County, police responded to the Mobil gas station on the 12000 block of W. North Ave. in Wauwatosa on Dec. 1 on a report of an intoxicated driver.

Reports indicated that officers responded, and found a woman identified as Brophy asleep behind the wheel of her Chevrolet Blazer at one of the gas pumps. Officers were able to wake her up and noted that she appeared lethargic, unable to speak clearly, and showed signs of being under the influence of narcotics.

According to the complaint, when officers questioned Brophy, she told police that she had taken too many Xanax pills and that she did not have a prescription for the medication. When officers searched Brophy, they found a capped hypodermic needle and a bottle cap containing a white chunky substance wrapped in tinfoil in her jacket pocket.

When police tested the substance, the 0.16-gram rock came back as Fentanyl. Brophy was taken into custody on suspicion of drug possession, and faces up to 18 months behind bars if she is convicted.

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