Boalsburg man charged with possession of Ecstasy

A Boalsburg man was arrested Sunday after State College police said they found 138 tablets of ecstasy in his possession.

Police said they were called to an apartment on South Atherton Street for a trespassing complaint involving a man named Zachariah Johnson, 20.

According to the criminal complaint filed by police, Johnson left the residence before police could arrive, but was later observed walking down a nearby street.

While he was being detained, officers searched him, discovering the ecstasy pills and a about 14 grams of marijuana, police said. When questioned, police said Johnson admitted to possessing the narcotics, which he said he was going to give to someone else. He would not idenfity that individual, police said.

Johnson was charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and was arraigned before District Judge Carmine Prestia.