Police have accused an election worker of being on heroin while he was supposed to be monitoring the polls on Tuesday.

Sean Colligan

Sean Colligan, who was hired to work at the polling station inside Schuyler-Colfax Middle School, began exhibiting "increasingly suspect behavior" around 12:30 p.m., according to Wayne Police Officer Mark Ciavarella.

Ciavarella, who was working security, noticed Colligan, 30, "was constantly moving, could not sit still, (and was) shaking his head aggressively," police stated in a report.

"His eyes were droopy and his head shaking was an attempt to keep himself awake," the officer reported.

Colligan allegedly left the school several times and walked out to his car in the parking lot, Ciavarella reported.

"He also left his station to seek the men's room frequently," the officer said.

At one point, Colligan nearly passed out while sitting at the polling station, Ciavarella said.

"Colligan actually nodded out while attempting to eat a snack and almost crashed face first into the floor," Ciavarella reported.

Ciavarella confronted Colligan and arrested him for allegedly being under the influence of narcotics on school grounds, police said.

Officers later found suspected heroin in his car along with paraphernalia used to ingest the drug, police alleged. One torn bag was branded "Dorney Park."

Colligan, a Wayne resident, was taken to police headquarters. He was charged with possession of heroin, being under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia and possession of narcotics in a motor vehicle, police said.

He was released on a summons to appear in court.

After the arrest, police searched the school for drugs and paraphernalia but none was found.

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