CLEARFIELD – A Clearfield man who was recently busted for allegedly having a marijuana growing operation waived his right to a preliminary hearing in two cases during Centralized Court on Wednesday at the Clearfield County Jail.
Trevor L. Hartley-Miele, 30, of Clearfield has been charged with two counts of simple assault, terroristic threats and disorderly conduct and one count of intentional possession of a controlled substance.
For this case, his bail was $10,000 monetary but modified to supervised, unsecured at his preliminary hearing.
In a second case, Miele has been charged with intentional possession of a controlled substance.
For this case, his bail was $1,000 monetary but also modified to supervised, unsecured, according to online court documents.
According to the affidavit of probable cause, on June 1 Clearfield Borough police were dispatched to check the welfare of Miele at a Daisy Street residence.
Police were advised by county dispatch that a family member had received a text message from Miele, who stated he was bleeding and in need of help.
A borough officer responded to the scene with assistance from township police and a constable. Upon arrival police observed an open upstairs window and items littered on the lawn.
A township officer took position to observe the window; the constable went to the rear of the residence. A borough officer went to the front door, knocked and announced “police.”
When the officer called out for Miele, he heard a commotion inside of the residence. A township officer then observed Miele in the upstairs window holding a rifle.
The rifle was later found to be a Winchester .22-caliber semi-auto that wasn’t loaded, according to the affidavit.
Officers ordered Miele to drop the weapon, which he did. They also observed that he was bleeding “profusely” from his left hand. He was still in close proximity to the weapon at this time.
An officer forced entry through the front door while others observed Miele. Once inside an officer detained Miele and escorted him from the residence. Emergency personnel were summoned to treat a large laceration on his hand.
While at the scene, police observed a strong odor of marijuana and conducted a protective sweep of the residence. It allegedly turned up 15 marijuana plants and paraphernalia used to cultivate them.
Miele told police he heard them at the front door but felt his brother had arrived and he was going to kill him. He also stated he’d punched a glass coffee pot, which caused the laceration.
“[Miele] was obviously under the influence of an illegal substance,” police stated in the affidavit. He was observed “sweating profusely, very agitated, paranoid and hyper all to the degree that he was a danger to himself and others.”
Police observed where he had destroyed a dresser and punched holes in the walls inside of the residence.
On June 2 police were dispatched to a domestic argument between Miele and his brother. Police stated it was believed if immediate action wasn’t taken that Miele could have the means to harm his brother.
Miele was subsequently taken into custody and charges were presented to the magistrate for his arraignment. Miele was allegedly found to be under the influence of an illegal substance and taken to the hospital for an evaluation prior to arraignment.