Crime & Safety
Brookfield Man Charged After Huffing Gas Duster Outside George Webb
Twenty-year-old man told police he was huffing cans of gas duster and taking Robitussin pills to get high, a charge alleges.
A Brookfield man was caught huffing gas duster and taking Robitussin pills outside a Town of Brookfield restaurant, a criminal complaint alleges.
Errin D. Durham, 20, was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of possession with intent to abuse a hazardous substance. If convicted, he faces up to nine months in jail and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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On March 5, police were called to after Durham was spotted sitting on a railroad tie on the south side of the restaurant and acting disoriented. Two large pools of vomit were near the area.
Durham told police he had a box cutter with him and officers searched him and found two cans of compressed gas duster and a bottle of Robitussin pills. He said he stole the cans and was huffing them and taking the pills to get high.
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Durham had a bloody lip and two chipped teeth, but he didn’t remember passing out at any point while huffing.
