A Mechanicsburg man was charged with possession of crack cocaine and tampering with evidence after he was taken into custody at a Susquehanna Township department store, police said.

Jonathan J. Acevedo, of the 100 block of Lancaster Boulevard, ingested over three grams of crack cocaine Monday while detained by a Gabriel Brothers department store security guard for suspected retail theft, police said.

Acevedo was transported to a hospital for further evaluation, police said. His condition is unknown. Acevedo will also be charged with retail theft.