From staff reports
An Oil City man is facing charges for intimidating a woman who spoke to police in connection with another criminal matter.
Oil City police said in a criminal complaint they were contacted Wednesday by a woman who said Robbie Beers, 57, was walking around in the alley close to her residence in Oil City with his phone up to his face like he was recording her house.
The woman said she knew Beers is close friends with Troy Neely, 46, of Franklin, and that she believes Beers is trying to harass her, the complaint said.
The woman who believed Beers was harassing her gave information to police about Neely, state police said in a criminal complaint.
Beers acknowledged to police “that he was in fact walking up and down the alley on his phone,” the complaint said. The complaint notes that Beers told police “he can do what he wants” because he is in a “public place.”
Beers has been charged with a felony count of intimidate witness/victim — withhold testimony and a summary count of harassment.
He was arraigned Wednesday, and his preliminary hearing is scheduled Wednesday in Venango County Central Court.
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