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Old Main Lawn Visitor Arrested In Pot Incident, Penn State Police Say

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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.