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County fair in Pinal County, Ariz. included marijuana peddler, authorities say

Pinal County Fairgrounds pinalcountyaz.gov

(CBS/AP) FLORENCE, Ariz. - The ferris wheel, cotton candy, carnival games, livestock judging, marijuana?

Authorities in Pinal County, Arizona say they arrested a man after he tried to sell drugs to children at the county fair.

The sheriff's office says a child reported to authorities that a man was trying to sell him and his friends marijuana Friday night. Authorities investigated and arrested 19-year-old Cayton Lee Hart of Casa Grande.

Hart was booked into Pinal County Adult Detention Center on one count of possession of a dangerous drug and two counts of weapons offenses involving drugs.

The fair wrapped up Sunday.

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