OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — An Oil City man is facing a hearing on Wednesday for allegedly stealing a handgun from a woman’s residence.

Court documents indicate 26-year-old Samuel Scott Gervasoni II is scheduled to stand for a preliminary hearing in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, on the following charges:

– Theft By Unlawful Taking-Movable Property, Felon

He is currently free on $5,000.00 unsecured bail.

The charges stem from an incident that occurred in Oil City in late June.

Details of the case:

According to a criminal complaint, a known victim reported to Oil City Police that Samuel Gervasoni entered her residence on Wyllis Street on Wednesday, June 24, and removed a black Ruger LCP 9mm from her bedroom. The victim explained that she knew Gervasoni took the gun because he admitted taking it in a text message conversation with her. Gervasoni had previously stayed at her residence, and he went back on June 24 to retrieve some of his belongings and took her gun from her nightstand while he was there.

The victim also provided Oil City Police with copies of the messages from Gervasoni in which he admitted to taking the gun and paying to have it transferred to his name.

Police obtained a criminal history for Gervasoni and found that he had been previously convicted of a felony on January 10, 2017, which prohibits him from possessing a firearm, the complaint notes.

He was arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Andrew F. Fish at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, June 25.