By Jim Clark

Police were called to a Walnut St. residence last Thursday afternoon on a complaint of two individuals trespassing at that location.

Upon arrival, the officers proceeded to the garage area of the residence, at which time they reportedly located the two individuals in question.

The door of the garage had been left open a few inches, allowing the officers to see and hear Leodan Salmeron-Molina, 46, and Victor Villanueva, 41, of Roxbury, as they sat, drinking beer, police said.

The officers ordered the two men out of the garage, and it was noted that the same two individuals had been ordered to leave the property by the owner just an hour earlier, according to reports.

The owner reportedly told the officers that he had prior difficulties with Salmeron-Molina, and that he had to order him off his property on more than one occasion. Police said that the property owner also told officers that the intruder had been found sleeping in the basement of his home.

The owner further stated that prior to confronting the two men earlier in the day, he had observed them urinating in his yard.

Police questioned Salmeron-Molina about the presence of a mattress in the garage and he reportedly responded with, “I put it there,” while laughing.

According to police reports, the property owner told the officers that he had a good deal of trouble keeping the two men off his property in the past few months.

The two men were questioned about being aware of the property owners wishes for them to stay away from his property, Salmeron-Molina reportedly said, “He just bought it.”

Both Salmeron-Molina and Villanueva were then placed under arrest and charged with trespassing.