A local man was charged after attempting to resist arrest over the weekend.
Butler Township Police say 44-year-old Brent Smith of Butler is facing charges of resisting arrest and DUI.
It stems from an incident when officers attempted to make a traffic stop on a suspected intoxicated driver just before noon Sunday in the area of Gregden and Schaffner Roads.
Smith allegedly drove into the yard of his residence began to walk into his house. Smith then ignored police orders to stop and tried to pull away from officers when they attempted to detain him.