PARKESBURG, PA — Parkesburg Borough Police announced the arrest of a local man following a disturbance in the borough’s central business district on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
Officers responded to the 300 block of Main Street and, during the investigation, determined that 58-year-old Jerry Wayne Persley was wanted on an active criminal warrant. Persley was taken into custody at the scene.
Police reported that Persley was subsequently charged with resisting arrest and related offenses. He was transported to Chester County Prison for arraignment. A preliminary hearing will be scheduled at District Court 15-3-07.
All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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