Authorities have issued an arrest warrant for a Summit Township woman who is accused of forging her own prescriptions.

Butler Township Police filed charges Monday against Brianna N. O'Malley, 25, including three felony counts of forgery, one felony count of prescription fraud, two misdemeanor counts of possession of stolen property and three misdemeanor counts of counterfeiting.

According to charging documents, police were called Sept. 21 to investigate fraudulent prescriptions at Walgreens in Butler Township.

Police said employees reported O'Malley had submitted the prescriptions for 56 suboxone films, 90 pills of Neurontin and 28 pills of Zoloft on a prescription pad from the Opioid Addiction Recovery Services.

Police said they found O'Malley in the pharmacy area when they arrived.

“O'Malley was taken into custody for an active Butler County bench warrant and found to possess multiple pieces of stolen merchandise from the retail portion of Walgreens,” said the investigating officer.

The bench warrant had been issued Sept. 20 by the county Court of Common Pleas, where O'Malley has a pending misdemeanor charge of retail theft from a July 12 incident.

Police also filed charges against O'Malley for the items she allegedly took from the store. She is charged with three misdemeanors in that case, including retail theft, conspiracy and drug paraphernalia possession.

Police said that when they investigated the prescriptions further, they spoke with a regional manager from the Opioid Addiction Recovery Services, who confirmed the fraud. The manager told officers that O'Malley first altered prescriptions on Aug. 26 and Sept. 8, and she attempted to phone in a prescription, pretending to be an employee.

The manager said O'Malley was released as a patient Sept. 9, about two weeks before the Sept. 21 incident. The manager also told officers an audit revealed missing prescription pads after her departure.

“During the arrest and transport to Butler County Prison, O'Malley made several statements regarding picking up her prescription and being at an appointment at the Opioid Addiction Recovery Services earlier that morning,” police said.

After her arrest for the bench warrant, O'Malley had been released on her own recognizance Sept. 22, which is why she is no longer in custody.

A preliminary hearing will be scheduled upon her arrest and arraignment on these charges.