Man cited at Jim Thorpe graduation

A man was cited for an incident at the Jim Thorpe High School graduation on Friday, June 10.

Borough police were called to the high school auditorium about 7 p.m. for a report of a person using an airhorn at the ceremonies, which are prohibited, police said.

Christopher R. Mazzella, 23, of 86 Leslie Lane, Jim Thorpe, was being escorted from the auditorium when he resisted after being told he was under arrest.

Mazzella was charged with persistent disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. He was arraigned before duty District Judge Casimir Kosciolek, of Lansford, and committed to the county prison in Nesquehoning after failing to post $3,000 cash bail.