Man will face trial in knife threat case

A State College man who allegedly broke into an apartment and threatened a woman with a knife was bound over for trial yesterday.

Aaron Dillen, 22, of 10 Vairo Blvd., was charged with burglary, criminal trespass, terroristic threats and simple assault March 20. His burglary charge was dropped, but he will be tried on the other charges sometime this summer.

The victim, 28, told police that she found Dillen standing in the upstairs hallway of her apartment, located on the 700 block of West Westhall Road. Dillen demanded to know where the victim's roommate, his former girlfriend, was, according to the criminal complaint.

Dillen then allegedly pulled out a silver-colored knife and held it 2 to 3 inches from the victim's face and said, "If you don't tell me where she is, or if you call the police, I'm going to stab you." He then fled the scene and later turned himself in to the State College Police Department after a warrant for his arrest was issued.

Former employee waives theft hearing

A former Penn State employee who allegedly stole $8,000 worth of property from Penn State to obtain heroin waived his preliminary hearing yesterday.

Clinton Teeter, 26, of Port Matilda, was arrested on 23 counts of burglary, 23 counts of theft by unlawful taking, 23 counts of receiving stolen property and 22 counts of possessing instruments of a crime, according to a Penn State University Police press release.

Teeter is accused of entering various on-campus buildings using a key he obtained while he was a Penn State employee in the wage-payroll department, according to court documents. He allegedly stole property from Rec Hall on 13 different occasions.

Tickets to go on sale for circus shows

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will present six performances of its show, An Upside-Down World, at the Bryce Jordan Center. The shows are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. May 4; 7:30 p.m. May 5; 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. May 6; and 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. May 7.

Reserved tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at The Bryce Jordan Ticket Center, Eisenhower Auditorium, Penn State Tickets Downtown, the Altoona Campus ticket outlet, all Ticketmaster locations, charge by phone at 865-5555 or (800) 863-3336 or online at www.bjc.psu.edu. Tickets are priced at $37, $32, $22, $17 and $12. Discounted opening night tickets will be available for $7 for the May 4 performance only. Discounted group rates are available at 863-1812.