Trespassing Arrest

Sheriff Keith Korenek reports that in the early morning hours of Friday 8/18 a call was received by dispatch in reference to a subject trespassing on a property near the Fayetteville Area. The caller advised that the subject had been looking around their vehicle before going inside a building on the property and coming back out. A resident with a firearm confronted the subject and ordered them to the ground at gunpoint and detained them there.
Deputy Chase Ceder made scene and attempted to secure the subject in handcuffs at which time they begin resisting and a struggle ensued. Deputy Ceder was assisted in the struggle by two citizens from the residence. With the citizens' assistance and Sgt. Meagher's Arrival, the subject was restrained and taken into custody as he continued to resist.
The Subject, Brian Schmitt, age 47 of Fayetteville was arrested for the offenses of Burglary of a Building and resisting arrest and was transported to the Dan R. Beck Justice Center for booking.