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Copycat fan also faces drug charge

A man who ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park a day after another sprinting Phillies fan was stopped by a stun gun now also faces drug charges.

A man who ran onto the field at Citizens Bank Park a day after another sprinting Phillies fan was stopped by a stun gun now also faces drug charges.

Police said Thomas Betz, 34, of Warminster, had an unspecified amount of marijuana in his possession when he was arrested without incident after getting into the outfield Tuesday night.

Betz also has been charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief for his ninth inning stunt, police said.

On Monday, a police officer used a Taser stun gun to drop a 17-year-old fan who sprinted onto the playing field waving a rally towel, sparking a debate about a reasonable use of force.