Clenter Lee Williams Sr., 41, is accused of forcing his way into an apartment and starting an argument with the residents and also of ripping off the door handle and smashing a driver’s side mirror on a vehicle outside the residence on the morning of Aug. 9.

Williams is known to the residents, according to a probable cause affidavit filed with the court, and there has been ongoing conflict between them.

Williams made an initial appearance on the Class C felony trespass and Class A misdemeanor criminal mischief charges on Friday in district court in Minot before Judge Gary Lee. A preliminary hearing in the case is scheduled for Dec. 10.