CLARION BOROUGH, Pa. (EYT) — A Clarion man accused of refusing to leave a business and then resisting arrest waived his preliminary hearing this week.

Court documents indicate the following charges against 48-year-old Joseph Revel Beck, of Clarion, were waived for court on Tuesday, November 13:

• Resist Arrest/Other Law Enforcement, Misdemeanor 2
• Defiant Trespass Actual Communication To, Misdemeanor 3
• Public Drunkenness and Similar Conduct, Summary

The charges have been transferred to the Clarion County Court of Common Pleas.

Beck remains free after being released on his own recognizance.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, around 8:00 p.m. on Friday, October 5, Clarion Borough Police were dispatched to a bar on Main Street for a male refusing to leave.

Officers Scheckler and Foust arrived at the scene and spoke to the business owner who stated “here he is” in reference to a white male he had been talking to.

The man was reportedly harassing several patrons inside the establishment.

According to the complaint the man, identified as Joseph Beck, was standing against a wall and “appeared to be in a stupor.”

The officers said, “Let’s go,” but Beck simply stood there, so they took his arms and escorted him outside.

The complaint notes that Beck had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and was highly intoxicated.

The officers explained that they were just going to give him a ride home, as Officer Scheckler was familiar with where Beck resides.

The complaint states that the officers then drove Beck to his South 4th Avenue home and tried to help him inside.

“We told (Beck) to go inside and not to come out in public anymore tonight due to his state of intoxication,” said Officer Foust in the complaint. “(Beck) stood there and started arguing with us, repeatedly saying to us “what is your proposition for bringing me home?'”

“We kept saying to ‘just go inside’ and he kept arguing.”

Beck then allegedly put his hands up in the air in an attempt to ‘square off’ with Officer Scheckler.

The officers attempted to place Beck in handcuffs, but he pulled away while mumbling. Beck then had to be placed on the grass on his stomach in an attempt to handcuff him.

According to the complaint, the officers repeatedly asked Beck to stop resisting, but he continued arguing, refusing to put his arms behind his back, and attempting to get up.

Beck was then successfully handcuffed.

The complaint also states that Beck would not get up, and the officers had to lift him to place him in the rear of the police vehicle. Beck would not slide onto the seat and kept arguing with the officers. Officer Scheckler went to the other side of the vehicle and pulled Beck inside so the door could be closed. Beck was then transported to the police station and placed in a holding cell.

Officer Fox returned to the business and spoke to the owner who stated that he asked Beck to leave about fifteen times.

Based on the investigation, charges were filed on Wednesday, October 20, in Magisterial District Judge Duane L. Quinn’s office.