Helping a Friend Ends in Drug Charges For Hartland Man

A 26-year-old Hartland man is facing charges after he went to help a friend, who had been drinking in Waukesha, while he was carrying a prescription pill with him, according to a criminal complaint

Avishek Sengupta was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court this month with one count of possession of an illegally obtained prescription. If convicted, he faces up to six months in prison.

According to the criminal complaint:

At 1:49 a.m. March 24, a female friend of Sengupta was pulled over by Waukesha police officers near West Sunset Drive and South Prairie Avenue. The woman had a blood alcohol level of 0.067 percent and the officer was concerned about her driving, so he had her call a friend to drive her home.

Sengupta arrived at the scene to pick the woman up; however, officers discovered he had three active arrest warrants pending against him. He was arrested and they found a Cyclobenzaprine Hydrochloride pill in his pocket.

Sengupta told officers the pill belonged to a woman he met at the bar that night who gave it to him.

He will make his initial appearance in court July 2.