WARREN — A Youngstown man accused of attempting to bribe Liberty police officers to get his arrest knocked down to a summons was indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury on Wednesday.

Brandon Faunda, 24, of Youngstown Hubbard Road, was indicted on a charge of bribery. He was originally charged with domestic violence and robbery at the time of his Sept. 9 arrest.

According to a police report, Liberty officers were dispatched to the PNC Bank on Belmont Avenue in response to a threat report, where dispatchers said an “elderly customer” was being screamed at in the parking lot by Faunda, her grandson. Dispatchers said Faunda said he was “going to kill her if he doesn’t get $500,” the report states.

Officers located the suspect’s vehicle, a Ford Taurus, and officers noted that they recognized Faunda from previous calls.

The reporting officer spoke with Faunda’s grandmother, asking her why he was yelling at her. Faunda’s grandmother told the officer that Faunda had been yelling at her all day, adding that he demanded $700 from her, according to the report. The report states that a customer left the bank, expressing the belief that Faunda’s grandmother was being taken advantage of, and added that she should stop giving money to Faunda.

She replied, “Well, he said he’ll kill me,” adding that Faunda told her that “he’s got a gun and he said I’m going to shoot you if you don’t give me that money,” the report states.

She confirmed Faunda made the threat against her, and he was handcuffed. Officers sent Faunda’s grandmother back into the bank to stay with its employees, while officers spoke with Faunda and the Taurus’s two passengers, both women, ordering the latter out of the vehicle.

Officers ran the car’s registration, which revealed a North Jackson resident as its owner.

The report states that because the vehicle did not have proper registration, it was towed away, with officers noting no firearms were found in it. Both women were eventually released from the scene a short time later.

Faunda denied the threat allegations made by his grandmother, saying “I didn’t threaten to kill anybody, sir,” according to the report.

The report states Faunda became agitated with officers throughout the duration of their interaction, saying, “You guys don’t do nothing but (expletive) lives up. I hate y’all. I’m just gonna bail out when I get there anyway.”

The officer cleared the scene and eventually transported Faunda to the Trumbull County jail, where he continued to be agitated. While en route, Faunda said he didn’t threaten anyone at the bank, was telling people to hurry up and that he needed to get to work, the report states.

Faunda continued his earlier behavior, requesting the officer “cut him a break,” adding, “Yeah, that’s what I thought, man. Gotta get your arrest record up. You know, get your rank up. I know how it all works, impress your boss. You don’t care about people. You just care about ranking up, man.”

The report states he continued to say things to the officer, telling him to get a real job and that he didn’t protect and serve — only locking people up for no reason — and asked who he was protecting.

Faunda eventually pleaded with the officer to be released on a criminal summons, telling the officer that he would give him $200 if he did so, repeating that he just wanted to go to work, according to the report.

The officer asked Faunda if he realized it was a crime, telling him he was bribing a public official — which was also caught on his body camera and patrol vehicle’s dashcam footage.

Faunda has been in the Trumbull County jail on a $100,000 bond since his arrest, jail records show.