Police arrested 36 people during the three days of Phish concerts this weekend at Atlantic City’s Bader Field.
Among them were 23 drug-related arrests, on charges that mainly included possession and distribution of marijuana/hash, but also those found with cocaine, heroin, Ecstasy (or MDMA) and LSD. Nine people were charged with underage drinking, and one was charged with selling liquor without a license.
Those arrested on adult charges ranged in age from 21 to 54, and came from states including New Hampshire, Florida, North Carolina, Connecticut, Colorado and Oregon.
Those with charges beyond drugs included:
Brandyn Hall, 36, of Haverville, Mass., charged with aggravated assault on a police officer for resisting arrest and possession and distribution of GHB, which can be used as a date-rape drug.
Slade Sizemore, 23, of Atlantic City, charged with aggravated assault on police.
Sean Sullivan, 34, of Ogdensburg, N.Y., charged with aggravated assault/resisting arrest and weapons offenses.
Matthew Hume, 22, of Silver Spring, Md., charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
Details on the weapons charges were not immediately available.
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