He was freed on a personal bond, and his next court appearance is March 19. A message left yesterday at Alden's home was not returned. His attorney, Robert Hunt of Akron, could not be reached for comment.
Traffic is one of the issues the group has raised regarding the proposed expansion.
Yoho said one truck driver stopped and asked what Yoho was doing, and Yoho explained he was videotaping trucks for his personal use. That ended that exchange, Yoho said. Alden, whose company does business with the landfill, showed up a few minutes later and grew upset when Yoho refused to answer his questions, Yoho said. Yoho served as a military police officer during his 19 years with the Army, and he said he fell back onto that training to try to avoid a problem. Yoho said the incident was captured on the videotape, a copy of which was turned over to the police as evidence.