Various charges against West Leisenring man held for court
A West Leisenring man charged with resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct will have his day in court following a preliminary hearing held Wednesday. Bernard John Kremposky, 48, was charged in October before Magisterial District Judge Wendy Dennis with resisting arrest, harassment and disorderly conduct after an incident at his Fourth Street home involving his sister, Denise Kremposky, state police said.
On Wednesday, Kremposky was held for court on two of the charges and remanded to the Fayette County Prison following a hearing before Dennis.
According to state police trooper Daniel Barnhart, Kremposky in October allegedly got into a dispute with his sister over a vehicle and forced her from the home at 305 Fourth St., where both siblings reside.
Barnhart stated in the affidavit of probable cause filed in the case that he and trooper James Daggett responded to Kremposky’s home following the fight and found Kremposky leaning against a car outside the residence wielding an ax handle.
Barnhart said police had to order Kremposky several times at gunpoint to drop the ax handle before he complied, and said he then ran around the back of the home and refused to obey commands from the officers.
Police used pepper spray to subdue Kremposky and take him into custody, Barnhart said.
In December, Secret Service agents took Kremposky into custody outside the White House after he approached an agent and requested to speak with President Bush.
Agents immediately ran a background check on Kremposky and discovered he was wanted by state police in Fayette County on an outstanding warrant for the charges filed in mid-October, police said.
Fayette County Court records reveal Kremposky has been in and out of court for two decades on charges ranging from simple assault to terroristic threats.
Records indicate that in 1994 Kremposky served 1 to 2 years in a state correctional institution after pleading guilty before Fayette County Judge Gerald R. Solomon on charges of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct.