Penn State police arrested a visitor early Saturday after he was found with marijuana on the Old Main lawn, authorities said.
Merlin Forest A. Bahr, of Westbrook, Maine, is charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to a University Park police log. He was apprehended at the lawn shortly after 2 a.m., police said.
Officers had gone there to respond to a report of illegal fireworks, according to the police report. They found multiple people on the lawn, police said.
Bahr was scheduled for arraignment Saturday and will face a preliminary hearing on Wednesday, according to the report. The police log mentions no other related arrests or citations.
