From staff reports
Two Meadville men are facing charges in an aggravated assault incident that occurred about 12:20 a.m. Tuesday in Cranberry Township.
Franklin state police said Forrest Lee, 23, and Damon Olson, 18, were arrested after troopers responded to a residence on Route 322 for a report of a man being threatened with a 9mm handgun.
The man told police he had been approached outside by two men, later identified as Lee and Olson, who had asked to camp in the woods by his residence.
Lee and Olson were later apprehended at the Franklin Sheetz, where police located the handgun inside their vehicle. Lee was also in possession of a glass smoking pipe, police said.
Lee is facing a felony count of aggravated assault and misdemeanor counts of use/possession of drug paraphernalia, terroristic threats, simple assault, disorderly conduct and loitering. He is also facing summary counts of harassment and driving with a suspended license.
Olson is facing misdemeanor counts of possession of a controlled substance and loitering and a summary count of disorderly conduct.
Preliminary hearings are tentatively scheduled June 13 in Central Court.
