A Tamaqua man falsely accused of entering a Lansford home faces minor drug charges, according to information recently released by borough police.

Jason Wersinger, 34, of 410 Elm St., Tamaqua, faces misdemeanor charges of possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from the incident, which happened on April 26 at 149 W. Ridge St.According to an affidavit of probable cause filed by officer Shawn Nunnemacher, here's what happened:At about 2 a.m. April 26, Nunnemacher received a call about an active break-in at 149 W. Ridge St., Apt. 3. He and officer Todd Woodward of Summit Hill entered the building while another officer monitored the back. They were met by Christina "Tina" Keiner and two children, who came running toward them. Keiner said "He's upstairs now."She told police the man's name was Jason, and then went to a neighbor's apartment. As police entered Keiner's apartment, the man stepped out and said he was there checking on Keiner. He said he had a key to the apartment. A woman was standing behind him, shaking her head to indicate he was lying.He was identified as Wersinger. Police handcuffed him and searched him, finding two small knives in his pockets, a small container of marijuana and a pipe to smoke the drug.He told police he had come to check on Keiner because she had messaged him on Facebook that she was not feeling well. Police asked how he had gotten into the building, because the door had been locked. Wersinger said he just wiggled the knob and the door opened. He said he was not there to harm anyone, and that he had been invited over.The woman was identified as Virginia O'Gorman. She said she knew Wersinger and that she had not invited him over. Keiner also said she had not invited Wersinger and that she did not let him in. She said he had picked the lock to get in. Keiner said Wersinger wants a relationship with her, but she did not. She said she ran to O'Gorman's room to call police as soon as Wersinger entered the apartment. police found no signs of forced entry to the apartment. O'Gorman said she did not want to press charges against Wersinger for entering the apartment if Keiner had invited him. She volunteered to show police Facebook messages between Keiner and Wersinger. It became clear that Keiner had invited him over and offered to have sex with him and left the door unlocked for him.Police again spoke to Keiner and told her to be careful what she says to others on the Internet. They explained to her that Wersinger would only be facing drug charges, and she said she did not want him to be arrested anyway.