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Penn State frat bro thought he was being pranked during cocaine ring bust — then cops tasered him

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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.

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    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.

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