Woman arrested on pot charge at Democratic forum in Rock Hill

A woman was arrested Friday after police said she tried to enter the Democratic presidential forum at Winthrop University with marijuana.

Most of the day went smoothly, with no major threats or security problems, said Capt. Mark Bollinger of the Rock Hill Police Department.

The only arrest was an Atlanta woman who tried to pass through the security checkpoint with marijuana on her, Bollinger said. Because she was from out of town, the woman was arrested and placed in the Rock Hill city jail.

“If she was a local person, we would have just cited her to return to court,” Bollinger said.

Friday’s security detail included officers and agents from local and state agencies and the U.S. Secret Service.

“We had to be flexible today,” Bollinger said. “Things have changed, things are continuing to change with the candidates schedules. The people that were supporting the candidates were loud and well behaved, and that's all we asked.”

This story was originally published November 6, 2015 at 8:28 PM with the headline "Woman arrested on pot charge at Democratic forum in Rock Hill."