Commerce Men Arrested for Attempting to Sell Hopkins County Sheriff Fraudulent Prescription Pills

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Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office arrested a pair of Commerce men on Sunday night after they unknowingly contacted Sheriff Tatum and attempted to sell him hydrocodone pills that were actually ibuprofen.

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Evan Chapin, 29, and Stephen Braumuller, 42, contacted Tatum and offered to sell him hydrocodone pills. The Sheriff contacted Deputies and the subjects agreed to a deal for $5 per pill. They arranged to meet at Highway 11 W and FM 275.

A felony takedown was executed when Chapin and Braumuller arrived on the scene. A plastic bundle was located with pills inside. The pills turned out to be over-the-counter ibuprofen. 

Chapin admitted to officers that he was trying to pass off false narcotics for profit. He claimed that Braumuller gave him a ride for a share of the profits.

Chapin and Braumuller were arrested and charged with Manufacture/Delivery of a Controlled Substance. Braumuller also was wanted on three Dallas County felony warrants.

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