A Warren man faces charges after standing naked outside a Pennsylvania Avenue church on Monday.

Justin L. Morley, 42, of Warren was charged with aggravated assault – attempts to cause or causes serious bodily injury to designated individuals, resisting arrest/other law enforcement, disorderly conduct: hazardous/physically offensive, open lewdness and public drunkenness and similar misconduct Tuesday by Warren City Police after an alleged incident Monday.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause filed by Warren police, a passerby called police at 4:57 p.m. Monday to report a man wearing only underwear while standing on the steps of Grace United Methodist Church. The caller said the man caused traffic to stop while crossing the street, pulled his underwear down and exposed himself to those on the street and then laughed and waved at vehicles passing by. Officers found the man sitting on the steps of the church wearing only his underwear.

“The defendant admitted to taking mushrooms and was claiming to be Jesus,” the affidavit states. “Officers advised the defendant that he was being placed under arrest and told him to put his hands behind his back. The defendant intentionally pulled his arms away and resisted officers. After the defendant was taken into custody he attempted to kick (an officer) in the lower body while in performance of his duty.”

Morley was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Daniel Miller, who set bail at $25,000. Morey was taken to the Warren County Prison until he can post bail.

CITY MAN CHARGED AFTER ALLEGEDLY KICKING OFFICERS IN GENITALS

A Warren man was jailed after he allegedly kicked a Warren police officer in the genitals after a traffic stop.

Chad A. Gelotte, 54, was charged with first-degree aggravated assault – attempts to cause or causes serious bodily injury to designated individuals, misdemeanor DUI: general impairment/incapable of driving safely, obstructing administration of law/other government function, resisting arrest/other law enforcement, false identification to law enforcement officer and six traffic citations. He was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Daniel Miller, who set bail at $25,000. Gelotte was unable to post bail and was taken to the Warren County Prison.

At 9:13 p.m. Friday, Warren police officers responded to a report of a possible drunk drive in the area of Conewango and Pennsylvania avenues. A caller said a vehicle had hit a curb and was swerving in and out of its lane of travel. An officer then found the vehicle on Pennsylvania Avenue East and Buchanan Street. The officer, according to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, saw the vehicle almost hit a parked vehicle and almost hit another vehicle that had pulled off to the road to allow the vehicle to pass. The officer also said in the affidavit that he saw the allegedly drunk driver swerving within the entire road. The officer pulled the vehicle over as it pulled into a Canton Street driveway at 9:17 p.m.

“A male exited the vehicle immediately and began arguing with officers of the legality of the traffic stop in his driveway,” the officer wrote in the Affidavit of Probable Cause.

The officer asked for the driver’s insurance, registration and driver’s license multiple times, all of which were allegedly denied. Officers report smelling the odor of alcoholic beverages on Gelotte’s breath and allegedly saw two open beer cans in the center rear console of Gelotte’s vehicle. At 9:23 p.m. officers tried to arrest Gelotte for failure to identify and DUI.

“While conducting the arrest and search incident to arrest his person, (Gelotte) turned and kicked a uniformed city of Warren police officer in the genitals. (Gelotte) was placed into the ground where the search was conducted from that position.”