A man being held in Butler County Prison and another man are facing charges alleging they threatened to beat a witness to keep them from testifying and stole from a residence before a search warrant was executed, according to Butler police.

Kenyetta Rayvonne Jones, 30, and Lavon Tae Vierre Wilson, 22, of Jeanette, were charged Thursday, Nov. 12, with felony intimidating witnesses and one misdemeanor count each of tampering with evidence and criminal conspiracy following multiple phone calls between the two during Jones’ incarcerated.

Wilson was additionally charged with felony criminal conspiracy.

Police said the phone calls included discussions between the two about going to a witness’s residence, collecting personal items and Jones telling Wilson to “beat him the (expletive) up if you have to.”

Police said they then interviewed a witness who said Wilson went to their residence and told them, “If I find out you’re the reason my brother is in jail or you get him in trouble, I’ll come back and hurt you.”

Police said the phone calls also detail making multiple trips to the residence and leaving just prior to a search warrant being executed on the residence. The conversations referenced hiding items in the ceiling and in a Nike shirt, police said.

Preliminary hearings for the two have not been scheduled.

Jones is also facing charges in the county of felony possession with intent to deliver controlled substances and misdemeanor counts of drug paraphernalia possession and marijuana possession stemming from a June incident.