EVANS CITY — A Texas man will be heading to county court after waiving charges related to a suspicious package which caused the evacuation of a business building, before his scheduled preliminary hearing Tuesday.

Peter J. Bamford, 37, of Victoria, Texas, faces formal arraignment July 3 in Butler County Court on charges of felony sending a facsimile weapon of mass destruction and misdemeanor obstructing the administration of law or other government function. Another felony charge, terroristic threats, was withdrawn.

Russell Karl, assistant district attorney, said his office is recommending Bamford be placed into the county Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition program, where the charges can be dismissed and later expunged, but those details will be worked out when the case enters county court.

Adams Township police filed the charges after they say Bamford sent the suspicious package with a handwritten note in all capital letters that read: “Final Payment (expletive)! Check Enclosed” to A.R. Building Co. at One Adams Place on Seven Fields Boulevard, Adams Township, which was received March 21.

The mailing, Bamford claimed, was a way to convey his displeasure over exit fees tied to an apartment he recently rented while living in Tennessee. A.R. Building owns that apartment complex.

Bamford denied the package was meant to scare anyone, according to court documents.

Police evacuated 143 people from the building and called in the Allegheny County Police Bomb Squad, which later determined that inside was a mint tin wrapped with black wire ties and red duct tape. The can was pried open and found to contain fine gold glitter and a check for $314.80.