An Oil City man is facing a slew of charges after allegedly weed whacking sidewalks, waving a machete-style knife, threatening neighbors, and cutting down hedges and flowers on properties he didn’t own. Gail Withers Jr., 49, is accused in two bizarre incidents — one involving a confrontation over sidewalk grass where he allegedly threatened a man who asked him to stop, and another where he was found shirtless, wielding knives, trying to enter a stranger’s home, waving the machete, and using the resident’s hose, lawn mower, and blower. He faces multiple felonies and misdemeanors, with court hearings set for July 9.
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