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Police arrest maskless man after disturbance at Circle K

A man faces charges after causing a disturbance at a Circle K store, according to police.

Nikolas L. Pearson was charged with trespassing third degree and refusing to provide his name while detained after the Feb. 2 incident at the convenience store at North John Wayne Parkway and Bowlin Road, police said.

According to a probable cause statement, Pearson and another man, who was not ultimately charged, were observed by officers in the store not wearing masks and recording on their cellphones. Store employees had asked the pair to leave as they were disturbing customers and not wearing masks.

Police told the men they were trespassing and needed to leave the property, but they refused. Officers walked out of the store with Pearson and the other man, but the men stopped outside the entry doors and refused to leave, police said. An officer advised the men they were being detained and asked to see their identification, but they refused to identify themselves, police said.

Multiple officers on the scene advised both men several times they would be arrested if they refused to provide their name while being detained, the probable cause statement said.

At that point, the other man identified himself with his Arizona driver’s license, but Pearson continued to refuse to provide his name. He was advised again that he would be arrested if he continued to refuse.

At about 7:35 p.m., Pearson was arrested and booked into Pinal County Jail, police said.

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