CLARION CO., Pa. (EYT) — A hearing is scheduled for next week for a Sligo man who allegedly broke into an outbuilding to access a water valve at an apartment building in Clarion last year.
Court documents indicate 40-year-old Joshua Dale Best is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Timothy P. Schill at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 15, on the following charges:
– Burglary — Not Adapted for Overnight Accommodation, No Person Present, Felony 2
– Criminal Mischief — Damage Property, Misdemeanor 3
He is currently free on $5,000.00 unsecured bail.
The charges stem from an incident that occurred in Monroe Township late last year.
Details of the case:
According to a criminal complaint, around 9:00 a.m. on November 2, 2020, Joshua Best used force to break into an outbuilding behind an apartment on South Second Avenue in Clarion, Monroe Township, Clarion County, to turn on a water valve that had been shut off due to an unpaid water bill.
Best also cut a hole in the drywall in the apartment to access the water valve from inside of the apartment without being seen entering the outbuilding, the complaint states.
Best was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Jarah Lee Heeter at 11:30 p.m. on May 22.
