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NANTICOKE — A man who allegedly told police he was high on bath salts was charged with burglary after authorities said they found him inside of a classroom building at Luzerne County Community College early Monday morning.
Matthew J. Furr, 32, of Middleburg, was charged with burglary and criminal trespass.
He was jailed at the county prison for lack of $10,000 bail.
According to the criminal complaint:
A security guard at the college noticed an open door at Building 4, which is the science building, around 1:30 a.m.
Police searched the building and allegedly found Furr sleeping in a corner of room 436.
Furr told police he hopped on a freight train in Sunbury to Wilkes-Barre two days ago and found himself wandering around the area.
He consumed bath salts and started feeling chest pains, the complaint says.
Furr said he walked on Kosciuszko Street looking for help and found himself lying in the roadway.
He got up and ended up on campus, claiming he found an open door to a building.
Furr said he entered the building looking for help, according to the complaint.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled on April 19 before District Judge Donald Whittaker.