STATE COLLEGE, Pa. A 44-year-old Carbon County man is the first person to face criminal charges stemming from the riot that broke out last Wednesday after the Penn State board of trustees announced the firing of coach Joe Paterno.

State College police said Patrick M. McLaughlin, of Albrightsville, lit a shirt and garbage on fire on the 200 block of East College Avenue around 11:30 p.m. Nov. 9. He's charged with causing or risking a catastrophe, a felony, and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. He also was issued a citation for dangerous burning, a summary offense.Police said they spotted McLaughlin walking along East Beaver Avenue the evening after the riot, and an officer noticed his white hooded sweat shirt was the same as one in a photo they were sent of a man starting a fire.He was taken into custody and admitted to lighting the shirt on fire, police said. He is now in jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.Police said 23 people who participated in the melee have been identified and the Centre County District Attorney's Office is reviewing possible charges against them. Police Lt. Keith Robb said anyone appearing in photos that police are making public in order to identify suspects should turn themselves in.During the weekend, police cited Mason Fornwalt, 22, of Everett, with public drunkenness and disorderly conduct for yelling an obscenity at police after the riot.