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Noah Haswell, Baver County Radio News

(Homewood Bourogh, PA) A man is now accused of fleeing from police in a Jeep and brandishing a gun at them in a snow-covered borough located in Beaver County. According to court documents, police were called to Third Avenue in Homewood Borough on Sunday for reports of a Jeep that was stuck on a snow drift with the driver nearby acting strange. Officers confirmed that the driver, who was later identified as forty-eight-year-old Benjamin Carl Hertweck, was arguing with a nearby homeowner when they arrived and he got back into the Jeep and took off after seeing emergency lights. Then, police mentioned that after the Jeep drove through a yard to avoid getting stopped, it got stuck in snow again in a nearby alley. Police state that Hertweck eventually ran into his house on the 100 block of Fourth Avenue and officers stated he appeared in the upstairs window brandishing a shotgun and told police they “should’ve shot him when they had the chance.” Police also noted that Hertweck smelled strongly of alcohol and told officers that he was “just having fun.” The situation did not escalate at that point and police expressed they were able to convince Hertweck to come out of his home. Hertweck faces thirteen misdemeanor charges and a felony charge of fleeing or attempting to elude officers.