Crime & Safety
Sussex Teen Charged With Dealing Drugs at Arrowhead
Incriminating text message on student's phone leads authorities to arrest Sussex teen at Arrowhead High School, according to a criminal complaint
An 18-year-old Sussex man is accused of selling marijuana at Arrowhead High School in February.
Anthony S. Kunkel was charged with delivering marijuana in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Tuesday. If convicted, he faces up to 6.5 years initial confinement in prison and $10,000 in fines. The maximum sentence is stricter than the typical 1.5 years in prison for delivering marijuana because the offense happened near a school, according to the complaint.
A Waukesha County deputy who was working as a school resource officer at Arrowhead noticed an odor of marijuana coming from Samuel J. Peterson Kamp, 17, of Nashotah on Feb. 18. The offcicer searched him at an associate principal’s office after Peterson Kamp admitted to smoking marijuana, the complaint states.
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The deputy found 1.6 grams of marijuana and a homemade pipe during the search, according to the complaint.
The associate principal located a text message on Peterson Kamp’s phone that indicated he purchased the marijuana from Kunkel at school, according to the complaint.
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Kunkel admitted to delivering the drug to Peterson Kamp for $40, the complaint states.
Peterson Kamp was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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