Buffy The Vampire Slayer actor Nicholas Brendon was arrested in western Indiana, the United States, where he was accused of possessing illegally obtained prescription drugs.
The 50-year-old American was pulled over when police say they spotted him driving erratically in his silver Dodge Journey last week, as first reported by TMZ.
Brendon, who played the title character’s zany sidekick Xander Harris in the Buffy series, was said to have been sweaty and out of sorts when cops pulled him over in Vigo County, Indiana.
His ID showed the name Kelton Schultz, whom Brendon told police was his twin brother. Brendon’s surname is Schultz, which he doesn’t use professionally. He has a brother who’s 3-minutes his senior.
Authorities called in a K9 unit after they said they found a small bag containing “crystal/powder residue” as well as a pill bottle prescribed to “Nicholas Bender.”
That search reportedly produced several bags of residue as well as a recent prescription for amphetamine salts in Kelton Schultz’s name. Brendon allegedly told cops he’d taken pills written out to his brother and claimed they have the same prescription.
TMZ said that police believe Brendon was either abusing the pills or “using his brother’s ID to procure” more than he was allowed, possibly to be sold.
They arrested the Los Angeles native for not providing proper identification and obtaining a prescription via fraud. Brendon’s post-Buffy years have included several arrests and three trips to rehab.
He told a TV doctor in 2015 that he consumed alcohol to treat his anxiety. Wed M.D. describes amphetamine salts as stimulants that help people stay focused and control behavior problems. – New York Daily News/Tribune News Service
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