Four men facing felony charges in connection with the celebratory riot in Beaver Canyon following Penn State's Oct. 25 victory over Ohio State turned themselves in to authorities Friday morning.
District Justice Jonathan Grine released Penn State students Robert T. Cook, 21, 127 Keller St., and Luke Hagen, 20, 340 E. Beaver Ave., and visitor Shane T. Elie, 18, of Olney, Md., on $20,000 unsecured bail each.
Will R. Forester, 19, of Pittsburgh, was taken to Centre County Correctional Facility in lieu of $5,000 cash bail because police said he has no connection to the State College community, and he initially resisted arrest during the riot.
The four men were each charged with riot, a third-degree felony.
According to police, Cook was identified in a photograph participating in the riot and damaging a street light.
Hagen climbed a light pole and attempted to break the light fixture attached to it, police said. Hagen also tried to tear down a parking sign, police said.
Elie, a University of Maryland student, climbed a street light pole and was hanging from it when police sprayed him with pepper spray, police said.
Police said Forester, a West Virginia University student, tried to light a large shrub on fire.
Cook, Hagan, Elie and Forester are each scheduled for a preliminary hearing at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Ten other people were charged Thursday with misdemeanor and summary offenses in connection with the riot, police said. Police said this is the first round of arrests and additional arrests are expected over the next two weeks.
Those charged with misdemeanors include Penn State students Robert K. Gurgiolo, of Wexford; John R. Mahoney, 321 Fraternity Row; Ryan McCabe, 805 Stratford Dr.; Brian M. Patterson, of Downington; Justin C. Rajan, of Downington; and Mitchell Leo Stutz, 914 S. Allen St., police said.
Penn State student and Daily Collegian photographer Michael R. Felletter, 2092 Mary Ellen Lane, who was on assignment during the riot, is also facing two misdemeanor charges in connection with the riot, police said.
Non-student David R. Glicini, 328 E. Foster Ave., also faces a misdemeanor charge, police said. Two other Penn State students are facing summary criminal mischief charges in connection with the incident, police said.
