LIBERTY — A pair of Youngstown residents arrested during a weekend traffic stop by Liberty police was released on bond.

Frank Perry, 36, pleaded not guilty to tampering with evidence, obstructing official business and resisting arrest and several traffic offenses, while Angela Perry, 56, appeared on charges of carrying concealed weapons and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle in Girard Municipal Court on Monday.

According to the police report, an officer on patrol in the area of Belmont and Fairlawn avenues noticed a silver Chevrolet Malibu traveling south on Belmont, entering the eastbound turning lane of Colonial Drive. The vehicle failed to yield the right-of-way to a vehicle traveling north, nearly causing a collision.

The officer followed the vehicle to a Belmar Drive residence and the driver, later identified as Frank Perry, ignored the officer’s orders to come over to him, according to the report, and walked to the front of a black GMC Acadia and attempted to conceal himself behind it.

The officer requested additional officers to the scene and, once again, ordered Frank Perry to come out from behind the car.

According to the report, Frank Perry said the Chevrolet belonged to his girlfriend, and when he was asked for its registration, he admitted he had no license. He told officers he pulled into the Belmar Drive residence because he was “looking for somebody here,” according to the report.

The officer ordered both Frank and Angela, who told officers that Frank was her nephew, out of the vehicle.

The reporting officer told the other officers who arrived later about Frank Perry retreating to the front of the GMC, and a search of the area revealed two plastic baggies in its grill, one containing seven blue pills and the other containing an unknown white substance, according to the report. The building’s resident told officers they did not know either Frank or Angela, and were advised to contact police if they found any other contraband.

Officers searched Frank Perry through LEADS, which revealed an active warrant for him through Lordstown Police Department, and dispatchers confirmed the warrant.

When asked about the suspected narcotics found in the GMC’s grill, he denied ownership of them, according to the report. The officer asked Frank Perry if the residents were going to know who he was, and he responded, “No. I don’t know. I was looking for somebody.”

The report states that as officers were arresting Frank Perry, he put his foot out to stop them from closing the door and began arguing with the officer, asking to talk to Angela Perry.

The report states Frank Perry made additional attempts to stop the officer, later attempting to push through him while the officer ordered him to “Stay in the car.”

Another officer went to the rear driver’s side door to attempt to keep Frank Perry in the vehicle, then attempted to push by him too, according to the report, but he was forced back inside the police vehicle.

A search of the Chevrolet revealed a black .22 revolver with six rounds inside of Angela Perry’s purse in a holster, the report states. Frank Perry denied firearms being in the vehicle.

Officers asked Angela Perry if she was allowed to be in possession of a firearm, to which she replied “why not” and said she was aware of the one in her purse, resulting in her gun-related charges.