Frat bro thought arrest over cocaine ring was a prank until he was Tasered

Sarah Hooper | Live News Reporter Published August 20, 2026 12:40pm Updated August 20, 2026 12:45pm Thomas Robinson thought the officers were kidding (Picture: PA Attorney General) A fraternity brother charged for his involvement in a cocaine trafficking ring was allegedly accepting payments for the drugs under his own

Thomas Robinson, 23, was slapped with resisting arrest because he “thought the officers were his fraternity brothers playing a prank on him,” before he was cuffed in State College in December 2024, according to court documents seen by NBC News.

Court complaints reveal Agostino Abbatiello's alleged drug ring used Cash App and Snapchat to facilitate cocaine sales across Penn State fraternities.

A cocaine-trafficking ring run through two Penn State University fraternities got busted after investigators discovered one of the suspected college kingpins was accepting Venmo payments for his drugs under his real name. A confidential informant reportedly told authorities that Thomas Robinson, a member of Delta Upsil

Paul Robinson faces felony charges after prosecutors accused him of helping conceal drugs and cash in the Penn State drug ring case.

State officials accused current and former Penn State students of packaging cocaine at fraternity houses and then selling it to their peers

The drug ring reportedly operated in 2023 and 2024, using fraternity pledges to cut and package cocaine. The drugs were distributed through Penn State students.

Authorities have charged 14 people in connection with a drug ring at Penn State

Over a dozen former and current Penn State University students face charges of felony corrupt organizations, conspiracy and other offenses.

More than a dozen current and former fraternity-affiliated students at the Pennsylvania State University, and a parent, have been charged with drug-related charges after a cocaine bust at the school. CBS News' Meg Oliver reports.